diff --git a/safe_mv/safe_mv b/safe_mv/safe_mv
index 45b5220..87fff2d 100755
--- a/safe_mv/safe_mv
+++ b/safe_mv/safe_mv
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@ sub process {
 		$target = "$_";
 		$target =~ s/.*\///;
 		$target = $targetdir."/".$target;
-		if ( -e "$target" ) {
-			&compare($source, $target);
-		} elsif ( ! $opt_r ) {
-			if ( $DEBUG ) { print "mv $_ -> $target\n"; }
-			else { move("$_", "$target") or die "move failed: $!"; }
+		if ( -e "$source" ) {
+			if ( -e "$target" ) {
+				&compare($source, $target);
+			} elsif ( ! $opt_r ) {
+				if ( $DEBUG ) { print "mv $source -> $target\n"; }
+				else { move("$source", "$target") or die "move failed $source -> $target: $!"; }
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }