diff --git a/lib/chef/taste/cli.rb b/lib/chef/taste/cli.rb
index df11257..65e40e7 100644
--- a/lib/chef/taste/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/taste/cli.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class Cli < Thor
       def check
         dependencies = DependencyChecker.check
         Display.print(dependencies)
+      rescue NotACookbookError
+        puts "The path is not a cookbook path".red
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/chef/taste/dependency_checker.rb b/lib/chef/taste/dependency_checker.rb
index 8d7523b..3d456ba 100644
--- a/lib/chef/taste/dependency_checker.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/taste/dependency_checker.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class << self
         # @raise NotACookbook the current/given path is not a cookbook
         #
         def check(path = Dir.pwd)
-          raise NotACookbook, "Path is not a cookbook" unless File.exists?(File.join(path, 'metadata.rb'))
+          raise NotACookbookError, "Path is not a cookbook" unless File.exists?(File.join(path, 'metadata.rb'))
           ridley = Ridley::Chef::Cookbook::Metadata.from_file(File.join(path, 'metadata.rb'))
           dependencies =
             ridley.dependencies.map do |name, version|
diff --git a/lib/chef/taste/errors.rb b/lib/chef/taste/errors.rb
index 188f7ed..002fa2b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/taste/errors.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/taste/errors.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ module Chef
   module Taste
     # The current/given path is not a cookbook
     #
-    class NotACookbook < StandardError; end
+    class NotACookbookError < StandardError; end
   end
 end