diff --git a/rc b/rc
index 9bac8b3..6ef6e76 100755
--- a/rc
+++ b/rc
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ function _q-tools-update-binary {
             local obsoleted_file
             if [[ -e .removed_files.txt ]]; then
               while read obsoleted_file; do
-                echo removing "$obsoleted_file"
+                if [[ -e "$obsoleted_file" ]]; then
+                   echo removing "$obsoleted_file"
+                else
+                   echo no such file: "$obsoleted_file"
+                fi
               done < .removed_files.txt
             fi
             set +u