diff --git a/src/main/java/de/hftstuttgart/modocot/Testrunner.java b/src/main/java/de/hftstuttgart/modocot/Testrunner.java
index 262513d80149fdf24aae872b2c884a7a87420388..8f8928421a563532b64d859d966e238fea517197 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/hftstuttgart/modocot/Testrunner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/hftstuttgart/modocot/Testrunner.java
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@ public class Testrunner
                 }
             } else
             {
-                files.add(new File(path));
+                File file = new File(path);
+                if (file.exists())
+                {
+                    files.add(file);
+                }
             }
         }
         return files;