diff --git a/Quake/common.c b/Quake/common.c
index 5e32afa6b..e53cdf6fa 100644
--- a/Quake/common.c
+++ b/Quake/common.c
@@ -2188,6 +2188,12 @@ static void COM_Game_f (void)
 				return;
 			}
 		}
+		
+		if (Sys_FileType(va("%s/%s", com_basedir, p)) != FS_ENT_DIRECTORY)
+		{
+			Con_Printf("The game \"%s\" couldn't be found.\n", p);
+			return;
+		}
 
 		if (!q_strcasecmp(p, COM_SkipPath(com_gamedir))) //no change
 		{