diff --git a/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/cli.py b/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/cli.py
index c09ceab4..4d5b02f1 100644
--- a/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/cli.py
+++ b/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/cli.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ def site(primary_repo, aux_repo):
     'save_location',
     type=click.Path(
         file_okay=False, dir_okay=True, writable=True, resolve_path=True),
-    default=sys.stdout,
     help='Where to output')
 @click.argument('site_name')
 def collect(*, save_location, site_name):
diff --git a/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/engine/site.py b/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/engine/site.py
index d96dbdae..29c032d4 100644
--- a/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/engine/site.py
+++ b/src/bin/pegleg/pegleg/engine/site.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 def collect(site_name, save_location):
     try:
         save_files = dict()
+        if save_location is None:
+            raise ValueError('Missing param: save-location')
+        elif not os.path.exists(save_location):
+            raise FileNotFoundError('Invalid save-location path')
         for (repo_base,
              filename) in util.definition.site_files_by_repo(site_name):
             repo_name = os.path.normpath(repo_base).split(os.sep)[-1]