diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 7cb08d5c84..6208c185ec 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -430,7 +430,11 @@ class BitBakeServer(object):
                         bb.error("Last 10 lines of server log for this session (%s):\n%s" % (logfile, "".join(lines[-10:])))
                     else:
                         bb.error("Server log for this session (%s):\n%s" % (logfile, "".join(lines)))
+            else:
+                bb.error("%s doesn't exist" % logfile)
+
             raise SystemExit(1)
+
         ready.close()
 
     def _startServer(self):