diff --git a/src/Configurator/AbstractConfigurator.php b/src/Configurator/AbstractConfigurator.php
index ba654aa0f..7f47fa9b0 100644
--- a/src/Configurator/AbstractConfigurator.php
+++ b/src/Configurator/AbstractConfigurator.php
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ protected function markXmlData(Recipe $recipe, string $data): string
      */
     protected function updateData(string $file, string $data): bool
     {
+        if (!file_exists($file)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         $pieces = explode("\n", trim($data));
         $startMark = trim(reset($pieces));
         $endMark = trim(end($pieces));