diff --git a/ennstatus/cli/__init__.py b/ennstatus/cli/__init__.py
--- a/ennstatus/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/ennstatus/cli/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import click
 
 @click.group()
 @click.option('-p', '--path', default='/srv/http/enn.lu',
-              help='Path where the config files are')
+              help='Path where the config files are',
+              type=click.Path(exists=True,
+                              file_okay=False,
+                              writable=True,
+                              readable=True)
+              )
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, path):
     ctx.obj = {}