diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6521057..2536d24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>tv.mangrana</groupId>
             <artifactId>mangrana-commons</artifactId>
-            <version>7.1.2</version>
+            <version>7.1.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- needed for runtime -->
diff --git a/src/main/java/tv/mangrana/worker/FailedImportFixer.java b/src/main/java/tv/mangrana/worker/FailedImportFixer.java
index e69b808..012b12b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tv/mangrana/worker/FailedImportFixer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tv/mangrana/worker/FailedImportFixer.java
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class FailedImportFixer {
     }
 
     private List<Path> getVideoFilesFrom(Path path) throws IOException {
+        if (!Files.exists(path)) {
+            System.out.printf("path %s doesn't exist on the filesystem", path);
+            return List.of();
+        }
         System.out.println("going to explore "+path);
         try (var pathsWalk = Files.walk(path, 3)) {
             return pathsWalk