diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
index c73efed6..36f242d8 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/KFiles.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class KFiles {
                             .absolutePath
                     } + listOf(previousJar)
                     debug("Couldn't find ${jarFile.absolutePath}, using\n  " + result.joinToString(" "))
-                    return result
+                    return result.filter { File(it).exists() }
                 }
             }
         }