diff --git a/reporter/components/reporter.py b/reporter/components/reporter.py
index c52ba50..f9c2509 100644
--- a/reporter/components/reporter.py
+++ b/reporter/components/reporter.py
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 from ..components.payload_validator import PayloadValidator
 
 
+class CoverageFileNotFound(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 class Reporter:
     def __init__(self, args):
         self.args = args
@@ -21,6 +25,10 @@ def run(self):
 
         """
 
+        if not os.path.isfile(self.args.file):
+            message = "Coverage file `" + self.args.file + "` file not found. "
+            raise CoverageFileNotFound(message)
+
         xml_filepath = self.__create_xml_report(self.args.file)
         formatter = Formatter(xml_filepath)
         payload = formatter.payload()
diff --git a/reporter/components/runner.py b/reporter/components/runner.py
index 4f9afe0..6fdcc36 100644
--- a/reporter/components/runner.py
+++ b/reporter/components/runner.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from ..__init__ import __version__ as reporter_version
 from ..components.argument_parser import ArgumentParser
 from ..components.payload_validator import InvalidPayload
-from ..components.reporter import Reporter
+from ..components.reporter import CoverageFileNotFound, Reporter
 
 
 class Runner:
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ def run(self, args=sys.argv[1:], env=os.environ):
                 reporter = Reporter(parsed_args)
                 exit_status = reporter.run()
                 return exit_status
-        except CoverageException as e:
+        except CoverageFileNotFound as e:
             return self.__handle_error(
-                "Coverage file `" + parsed_args.file + "` file not found. "
-                "Use --file <file> to specifiy an alternate location."
+                str(e) + "\nUse --file <file> to specifiy an alternate location."
             )
+        except CoverageException as e:
+            return self.__handle_error(str(e), support=True)
         except InvalidPayload as e:
             return self.__handle_error("Invalid Payload: " + str(e), support=True)
         except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e: