diff --git a/filebrowser/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/filebrowser/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index 99f7c8b98..7b477a396 100644
--- a/filebrowser/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/filebrowser/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@
 if bashio::config.has_value 'TZ'; then 
   TIMEZONE=$(bashio::config 'TZ') 
   bashio::log.info "Setting timezone to $TIMEZONE" 
-  ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/"$TIMEZONE" /etc/localtime
-  echo "$TIMEZONE" >/etc/timezone
+  if [ -f /usr/share/zoneinfo/"$TIMEZONE" ]; then
+    ln -snf /usr/share/zoneinfo/"$TIMEZONE" /etc/localtime
+    echo "$TIMEZONE" >/etc/timezone
+  else
+    bashio::log.fatal "$TIMEZONE not found, are you sure it is a valid timezone?"
+  fi
 fi
 
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