diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd057c2e..8baf3709 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `base_url` and `api_key` are now optional. These can be implicitly set via secrets that follow a
   naming convention. See the Secrets reference page on the wiki for details.
 
+### Changed
+
+- Better error messages for manually-specified, non-existent config files.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Resolved error during exception message formatting that occurred in some cases (#192).
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Commands/SyncCommand.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Commands/SyncCommand.cs
index 68dcee95..e7e60e62 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Commands/SyncCommand.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Commands/SyncCommand.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
-using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Helpers;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Settings;
@@ -33,10 +32,9 @@ public class SyncCommand : AsyncCommand<SyncCommand.CliSettings>
 
         [CommandOption("-c|--config")]
         [Description("One or more YAML configuration files to load & use.")]
-        [TypeConverter(typeof(FileInfoConverter))]
         [UsedImplicitly(ImplicitUseKindFlags.Assign)]
-        public IFileInfo[] ConfigsOption { get; init; } = Array.Empty<IFileInfo>();
-        public IReadOnlyCollection<IFileInfo> Configs => ConfigsOption;
+        public string[] ConfigsOption { get; init; } = Array.Empty<string>();
+        public IReadOnlyCollection<string> Configs => ConfigsOption;
 
         [CommandOption("-p|--preview")]
         [Description("Perform a dry run: preview the results without syncing.")]
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Helpers/FileInfoConverter.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Helpers/FileInfoConverter.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index ed7de039..00000000
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Helpers/FileInfoConverter.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Globalization;
-using System.IO.Abstractions;
-
-namespace Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Helpers;
-
-internal class FileInfoConverter : TypeConverter
-{
-    private readonly IFileSystem _fs;
-
-    public FileInfoConverter(IFileSystem fs)
-    {
-        _fs = fs;
-    }
-
-    public override object? ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext? context, CultureInfo? culture, object value)
-    {
-        // ReSharper disable once InvertIf
-        if (value is string path)
-        {
-            var info = _fs.FileInfo.New(path);
-            if (!info.Exists)
-            {
-                throw new FileNotFoundException("The file does not exist", path);
-            }
-
-            return info;
-        }
-
-        return null;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Settings/ISyncSettings.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Settings/ISyncSettings.cs
index 6aa9cccd..fc37a82f 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Settings/ISyncSettings.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Console/Settings/ISyncSettings.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using Recyclarr.TrashLib.Config;
 
 namespace Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Settings;
@@ -6,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Settings;
 public interface ISyncSettings
 {
     SupportedServices? Service { get; }
-    IReadOnlyCollection<IFileInfo> Configs { get; }
+    IReadOnlyCollection<string> Configs { get; }
     bool Preview { get; }
     IReadOnlyCollection<string>? Instances { get; }
 }
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Processors/Sync/SyncProcessor.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Processors/Sync/SyncProcessor.cs
index 384e6848..ff8f4f71 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Processors/Sync/SyncProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Processors/Sync/SyncProcessor.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.IO.Abstractions;
 using Flurl.Http;
 using Recyclarr.Cli.Console.Settings;
 using Recyclarr.TrashLib.Compatibility;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public class SyncProcessor : ISyncProcessor
     private readonly IConfigurationLoader _configLoader;
     private readonly SyncPipelineExecutor _pipelines;
     private readonly ServiceAgnosticCapabilityEnforcer _capabilityEnforcer;
+    private readonly IFileSystem _fs;
 
     public SyncProcessor(
         IAnsiConsole console,
@@ -27,7 +29,8 @@ public class SyncProcessor : ISyncProcessor
         IConfigurationFinder configFinder,
         IConfigurationLoader configLoader,
         SyncPipelineExecutor pipelines,
-        ServiceAgnosticCapabilityEnforcer capabilityEnforcer)
+        ServiceAgnosticCapabilityEnforcer capabilityEnforcer,
+        IFileSystem fs)
     {
         _console = console;
         _log = log;
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ public class SyncProcessor : ISyncProcessor
         _configLoader = configLoader;
         _pipelines = pipelines;
         _capabilityEnforcer = capabilityEnforcer;
+        _fs = fs;
     }
 
     public async Task<ExitStatus> ProcessConfigs(ISyncSettings settings)
@@ -42,7 +46,22 @@ public class SyncProcessor : ISyncProcessor
         bool failureDetected;
         try
         {
-            var configs = _configLoader.LoadMany(_configFinder.GetConfigFiles(settings.Configs));
+            var configFiles = settings.Configs
+                .Select(x => _fs.FileInfo.New(x))
+                .ToLookup(x => x.Exists);
+
+            if (configFiles[false].Any())
+            {
+                foreach (var file in configFiles[false])
+                {
+                    _log.Error("Manually-specified configuration file does not exist: {File}", file);
+                }
+
+                _log.Error("Exiting due to non-existent configuration files");
+                return ExitStatus.Failed;
+            }
+
+            var configs = _configLoader.LoadMany(_configFinder.GetConfigFiles(configFiles[true].ToList()));
 
             LogInvalidInstances(settings.Instances, configs);
 
@@ -93,6 +112,8 @@ public class SyncProcessor : ISyncProcessor
 
     private void HandleException(Exception e)
     {
+        _log.Debug(e, "Sync Processor Exception");
+
         switch (e)
         {
             case GitCmdException e2:
@@ -105,8 +126,7 @@ public class SyncProcessor : ISyncProcessor
                 break;
 
             default:
-                _log.Error(e, "Exception");
-                break;
+                throw e;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Program.cs b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Program.cs
index 0f5a4ded..97b1aca6 100644
--- a/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Recyclarr.Cli/Program.cs
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ internal static class Program
             config.Settings.StrictParsing = true;
 
             config.SetApplicationName("recyclarr");
-            // config.SetApplicationVersion("v1.2.3");
 
             var interceptor = new CliInterceptor(logLevelSwitch, appDataPathProvider);
             interceptor.OnIntercepted.Subscribe(_ => OnAppInitialized());