diff --git a/cmd/create_github.go b/cmd/create_github.go
index 44930d0..8fcfe82 100644
--- a/cmd/create_github.go
+++ b/cmd/create_github.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -64,6 +65,11 @@ func createGitHubAppE(command *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		"GitHubEvent": fmt.Sprintf("%s://system.%s/github-event", scheme, rootDomain),
 	}
 
+	_, err := os.Stat(path.Join("./pkg/github", "index.html"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot find the template file. You need to run this command from the root directory of the repository.\n ")
+	}
+
 	fmt.Printf("Name: %s\tRoot domain: %s\tScheme: %v\n", name, rootDomain, scheme)
 
 	launchBrowser := true
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ func createGitHubAppE(command *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		cancel()
 	}()
 
-	err := receiveGitHubApp(context, inputMap, resCh, launchBrowser, port)
+	err = receiveGitHubApp(context, inputMap, resCh, launchBrowser, port)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err