diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java
index b268f839..f882fa13 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/CmdlineOperations.java
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ public class CmdlineOperations implements CmdlineInterface {
 
 		// preserve Last Modified date
 		log.forEach((source, destination) -> {
-			if (destination != null) {
+			if (destination != null && source.exists()) {
 				destination.setLastModified(source.lastModified());
 			}
 		});