diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
index 41098fb0..0ed72c6f 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         filename = getattr(batch, 'filename', None)
         if filename:
             path = os.path.join(self.upload_dir, filename)
-            self.handler.set_input_file(batch, path)
-            os.remove(path)
+            if os.path.exists(path):
+                self.handler.set_input_file(batch, path)
+                os.remove(path)
 
         # return this object to replace the original
         return batch