diff --git a/scripts/core/playlistParser.ts b/scripts/core/playlistParser.ts
index 7d388dd209..37e2896dbe 100644
--- a/scripts/core/playlistParser.ts
+++ b/scripts/core/playlistParser.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ export class PlaylistParser {
     let streams = new Collection()
 
     for (const filepath of files) {
+      if (!this.storage.existsSync(filepath)) continue
+
       const _streams: Collection = await this.parseFile(filepath)
       streams = streams.concat(_streams)
     }
diff --git a/tests/commands/playlist/validate.test.ts b/tests/commands/playlist/validate.test.ts
index 95f77cd9e4..fe4885b9dc 100644
--- a/tests/commands/playlist/validate.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/playlist/validate.test.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,9 @@ describe('playlist:validate', () => {
       )
     }
   })
+
+  it('skip the file if it does not exist', () => {
+    const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run playlist:validate -- missing.m3u`
+    execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+  })
 })