diff --git a/src/ops/put.rs b/src/ops/put.rs
index 6d42b7d..0f8b962 100644
--- a/src/ops/put.rs
+++ b/src/ops/put.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ pub fn put(options: PutOptions) -> Result<()> {
     for path in options.paths.iter() {
         let abs_path = utils::into_absolute(&path)?;
 
+        if !abs_path.exists() {
+            error!("Skipping non-existent path {:?}", path);
+            continue;
+        }
+
         // don't allow deleting '.' or '..'
         let current_dir = env::current_dir()?;
         let parent = current_dir.parent();