diff --git a/scripts/table-of-contents-generator/toc_gen.py b/scripts/table-of-contents-generator/toc_gen.py
index 7b9c790a95f..0e60f8cde24 100755
--- a/scripts/table-of-contents-generator/toc_gen.py
+++ b/scripts/table-of-contents-generator/toc_gen.py
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ def main():
     if root_dir is None:
         print("Please provide a directory with argument --dir")
         sys.exit(1)
-
+    if os.path.lexists(root_dir) is False:
+        print("Path provided does not exist")
+        sys.exit(1)
     if args.single_toc:
         json_items = [] # single list for all directories