diff --git a/bin/minindn b/bin/minindn
index 0b8af79..2a8e4fa 100755
--- a/bin/minindn
+++ b/bin/minindn
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@
         printExperimentNames()
         sys.exit()
 
+    if experimentName is not None and experimentName not in ExperimentManager.getExperimentNames():
+        print("No experiment named %s" % experimentName)
+        sys.exit()
+
     if ctime is None:
         ctime = 60