diff --git a/tools/striker-manage-vnc-pipes b/tools/striker-manage-vnc-pipes
index f92b4c9c..c19af1ad 100755
--- a/tools/striker-manage-vnc-pipes
+++ b/tools/striker-manage-vnc-pipes
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ sub find_tunnels
 	my $debug          = $parameters->{debug} || 3;
 	my $tunnel_ls_path = $parameters->{tunnel_ls_path};
 
-	return (1) if (not defined $tunnel_ls_path);
+	return (1) if ( (not defined $tunnel_ls_path) || (not -e $tunnel_ls_path) );
 
 	open(my $tunnel_ls_fh, "< :encoding(UTF-8)", $tunnel_ls_path) or return (1);