diff --git a/backend/cli.py b/backend/cli.py
index d531c64c..cb5df61b 100644
--- a/backend/cli.py
+++ b/backend/cli.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def main():
 
     # Dispatch handler.
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    if hasattr(args, "env_file"):
+    if hasattr(args, "env_file") and Path(args.env_file).is_file():
         env.read_env(args.env_file, recurse=False, override=True)
     if hasattr(args, "handler"):
         django.setup()