diff --git a/bin/xen-create-image b/bin/xen-create-image
index e8a32c0..a77de25 100755
--- a/bin/xen-create-image
+++ b/bin/xen-create-image
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ Install an X11 server, using VNC and XDM
  --
  http://www.steve.org.uk/
 
- $Id: xen-create-image,v 1.37 2006-06-20 23:06:05 steve Exp $
+ $Id: xen-create-image,v 1.38 2006-06-21 08:31:00 steve Exp $
 
 =cut
 
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ sub parseCommandLineArguments
 
     if ( $VERSION )
     {
-       my $REVISION      = '$Revision: 1.37 $';
+       my $REVISION      = '$Revision: 1.38 $';
 
        if ( $REVISION =~ /1.([0-9.]+) / )
        {
@@ -947,6 +947,30 @@ E_OR
             exit;
         }
     }
+
+    #
+    #  The kernel + initrd images should exist.
+    #
+    if ( defined( $CONFIG{'kernel'} ) &&
+         length( $CONFIG{'kernel'} )   &&
+         ! -e $CONFIG{'kernel'} )
+    {
+        print "The kernel image we're trying to use does not exist.\n";
+        print "The image is - $CONFIG{'kernel'}\n";
+        print "Aborting\n";
+        exit;
+    }
+
+    if ( defined( $CONFIG{'initrd'} ) &&
+         length( $CONFIG{'initrd'} )   &&
+         ! -e $CONFIG{'initrd'} )
+    {
+        print "The initial ramdisk we're trying to use does not exist.\n";
+        print "The image is - $CONFIG{'initrd'}\n";
+        print "Aborting\n";
+        exit;
+    }
+
 }