diff --git a/utils.cpp b/utils.cpp
index c6db75a..8201c43 100644
--- a/utils.cpp
+++ b/utils.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ std::string utils::readCompleteFile(std::string_view filepath)
 {
 
 	std::fstream stream(std::string{filepath});
+	if(!stream.is_open())
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("stream is not open");
+	}
 	std::stringstream ss;
 	ss << stream.rdbuf();
 	std::string content = ss.str();