diff --git a/bin/create_user.sh b/bin/create_user.sh
index 7fd28cf..b01ed9e 100755
--- a/bin/create_user.sh
+++ b/bin/create_user.sh
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ SSH_AUTHORIZED_FILE='';
 for cf in $(grep "^AuthorizedKeysFile" /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep "%u"); do
 	if [ ! -z $(echo "${cf}" | grep "%u") ]; then
 		SSH_CENTRAL_AUTHORIZED_FILE_FOLDER=$(echo "${cf}" | sed -e 's/%u//');
+		if [ ! -d "${SSH_CENTRAL_AUTHORIZED_FILE_FOLDER}" ]; then
+			echo "ssh central authorized_file folder could not be found: ${SSH_CENTRAL_AUTHORIZED_FILE_FOLDER}";
+			exit;
+		fi;
 	fi;
 done;