diff --git a/bin/tools/config.py b/bin/tools/config.py
index 68fd732090f..9e72fd6cfab 100644
--- a/bin/tools/config.py
+++ b/bin/tools/config.py
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ class configmanager(object):
         die(opt.translate_out and (not opt.db_name),
             "the i18n-export option cannot be used without the database (-d) option")
 
+        # Check if the config file exists (-c used, but not -s)
+        die(not opt.save and opt.config and not os.path.exists(opt.config),
+            "The config file '%s' selected with -c/--config doesn't exist, "\
+            "use -s/--save if you want to generate it"%(opt.config))
+
         # place/search the config file on Win32 near the server installation
         # (../etc from the server)
         # if the server is run by an unprivileged user, he has to specify location of a config file where he has the rights to write,