diff --git a/src/services/exportService.ts b/src/services/exportService.ts
index 87b6339a3..9f66921f1 100644
--- a/src/services/exportService.ts
+++ b/src/services/exportService.ts
@@ -375,6 +375,13 @@ class ExportService {
             if (!folder) {
                 folder = getData(LS_KEYS.EXPORT)?.folder;
             }
+            if (!folder) {
+                throw Error(CustomError.NO_EXPORT_FOLDER_SELECTED);
+            }
+            const exportFolderExists = this.exists(folder);
+            if (!exportFolderExists) {
+                throw Error(CustomError.EXPORT_FOLDER_DOES_NOT_EXIST);
+            }
             const recordFile = await this.electronAPIs.getExportRecord(
                 `${folder}/${EXPORT_RECORD_FILE_NAME}`
             );
diff --git a/src/utils/error/index.ts b/src/utils/error/index.ts
index a4bf9a7c2..2b8b32894 100644
--- a/src/utils/error/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/error/index.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ export const CustomError = {
     NETWORK_ERROR: 'Network Error',
     NOT_FILE_OWNER: 'not file owner',
     ADD_FILE_EXPORTED_RECORD_FAILED: 'add file exported record failed',
+    NO_EXPORT_FOLDER_SELECTED: 'no export folder selected',
+    EXPORT_FOLDER_DOES_NOT_EXIST: 'export folder does not exist',
 };
 
 export function parseUploadErrorCodes(error) {