diff --git a/runtime/Sources/Core/Bridge.cpp b/runtime/Sources/Core/Bridge.cpp
index 4dfed77..b2e7560 100644
--- a/runtime/Sources/Core/Bridge.cpp
+++ b/runtime/Sources/Core/Bridge.cpp
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ extern "C"
 			mlx::Error("Font loader: filepath is NULL");
 			return;
 		}
+		if (!std::filesystem::exists(filepath))
+		{
+			mlx::Error("TTF loader: unable to find file '%'", filepath);
+			return;
+		}
 		std::filesystem::path file(filepath);
 		if(std::strcmp(filepath, "default") != 0 && file.extension() != ".ttf" && file.extension() != ".tte")
 		{
@@ -324,6 +329,11 @@ extern "C"
 			mlx::Error("Font loader: filepath is NULL");
 			return;
 		}
+		if (!std::filesystem::exists(filepath))
+		{
+			mlx::Error("TTF loader: unable to find file '%'", filepath);
+			return;
+		}
 		std::filesystem::path file(filepath);
 		if(std::strcmp(filepath, "default") != 0 && file.extension() != ".ttf" && file.extension() != ".tte")
 		{