diff --git a/lib/cli/options.js b/lib/cli/options.js
index 2d9b2c9a..e09e6939 100644
--- a/lib/cli/options.js
+++ b/lib/cli/options.js
@@ -107,7 +107,14 @@ module.exports = yargs
 
   // Assert that image exists
   .check((argv) => {
-    fs.accessSync(argv._[IMAGE_PATH_ARGV_INDEX]);
+    const imagePath = argv._[IMAGE_PATH_ARGV_INDEX];
+
+    try {
+      fs.accessSync(imagePath);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw errors.createUserError('Unable to access file', `The image ${imagePath} is not accessible`);
+    }
+
     return true;
   })