diff --git a/deno.json b/deno.json
index 3533911..2edb6f1 100644
--- a/deno.json
+++ b/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@andyburke/fsdb",
-	"version": "0.6.0",
+	"version": "0.6.1",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"exports": {
 		".": "./fsdb.ts",
diff --git a/fsdb.ts b/fsdb.ts
index 5377926..2513bef 100644
--- a/fsdb.ts
+++ b/fsdb.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ export class FSDB_COLLECTION<T extends Record<string, any>> {
 		let counter = 0;
 
 		// TODO: better way to get a pattern to match files in this collection?
+		const root_stat = await Deno.lstat(this.config.root);
+
+		if (!root_stat.isDirectory) {
+			console.warn(`missing root directory for fsdb collection:`);
+			console.dir(this.config);
+			return results;
+		}
+
 		for await (
 			const entry of fs.walk(this.config.root, {
 				includeDirs: false,