diff --git a/compass/deployment/installers/os_installers/cobbler/cobbler.py b/compass/deployment/installers/os_installers/cobbler/cobbler.py
index 0fab5edd..5ae589ae 100644
--- a/compass/deployment/installers/os_installers/cobbler/cobbler.py
+++ b/compass/deployment/installers/os_installers/cobbler/cobbler.py
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ class CobblerInstaller(OSInstaller):
         tmpl_path = os.path.join(
             os.path.join(self.tmpl_dir, os_version), self.SYS_TMPL_NAME
         )
+        if not os.path.exists(tmpl_path):
+            err_msg = "Template '%s' does not exists!" % self.SYS_TMPL_NAME
+            logging.error(err_msg)
+            raise Exception(err_msg)
+
         system_config = self.get_config_from_template(tmpl_path,
                                                       host_vars_dict)
 
diff --git a/compass/deployment/installers/pk_installers/chef_installer/chef_installer.py b/compass/deployment/installers/pk_installers/chef_installer/chef_installer.py
index cd04ae04..534dc2bb 100644
--- a/compass/deployment/installers/pk_installers/chef_installer/chef_installer.py
+++ b/compass/deployment/installers/pk_installers/chef_installer/chef_installer.py
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ class ChefInstaller(PKInstaller):
         env_tmpl_path = os.path.join(
             os.path.join(self.tmpl_dir, self.ENV_TMPL_DIR), tmpl_name
         )
+        if not os.path.exists(env_tmpl_path):
+            logging.error("Environment template '%s' doesn't exist", tmpl_name)
+            raise Exception("Template '%s' does not exist!" % tmpl_name)
+
         logging.debug("generating env from template %s", env_tmpl_path)
         return self.get_config_from_template(env_tmpl_path, global_vars_dict)