diff --git a/.config/sxiv/exec/key-handler b/.config/sxiv/exec/key-handler
index d9f1825..73b572a 100755
--- a/.config/sxiv/exec/key-handler
+++ b/.config/sxiv/exec/key-handler
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ do
         "c")
 		[ -z "$destdir" ] && destdir="$(sed "s/\s.*#.*$//;/^\s*$/d" ~/.config/directories | awk '{print $2}' | dmenu -l 20 -i -p "Copy file(s) to where?" | sed "s|~|$HOME|g")"
 		[ -z "$destdir" ] && exit
+		[ ! -d "$destdir" ] && notify-send "$destdir is not a directory, cancelled." && exit
 		cp "$file" "$destdir" && notify-send -i "$(readlink -f "$file")" "$file copied to $destdir." &
 		;;
         "m")
 		[ -z "$destdir" ] && destdir="$(sed "s/\s.*#.*$//;/^\s*$/d" ~/.config/directories | awk '{print $2}' | dmenu -l 20 -i -p "Move file(s) to where?" | sed "s|~|$HOME|g")"
 		[ -z "$destdir" ] && exit
+		[ ! -d "$destdir" ] && notify-send "$destdir is not a directory, cancelled." && exit
 		mv "$file" "$destdir" && notify-send -i "$(readlink -f "$file")" "$file moved to $destdir." &
 		;;
 	"r")