diff --git a/internal/core/ops.go b/internal/core/ops.go
index a30781a..fcc7db2 100644
--- a/internal/core/ops.go
+++ b/internal/core/ops.go
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ func FindStaleLinksMulti(filesDirs []string, targetRoot string) ([]string, error
 
 	// First pass: walk source directories to find files that exist
 	for _, filesDir := range filesDirs {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(filesDir); err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
 		filesAbs, err := filepath.Abs(filesDir)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8f0a083..7ac562a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"sigil/internal/core"
 )
 
-const version = "0.2.0"
+const version = "0.2.1"
 
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) < 2 {