diff --git a/latka/plugin.jelly b/latka/plugin.jelly
index 1fbb222f..ee2af6c7 100644
--- a/latka/plugin.jelly
+++ b/latka/plugin.jelly
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@
   <goal name="latka:jmeter-convert"
     description="Convert a jmeter jmx file to a latka suite">
 
+    <j:set var="foundFile" value="false"/>
     <u:available file="${jmeterFile}">
+      <j:set var="foundFile" value="true"/>
       <j:set var="outFileName">${maven.build.dir}/latka/jmeter-suite.latka</j:set>
       <echo>Converting ${jmeterFile} to a latka test suite</echo>
       <!-- Major hack - set jaxp properties as they are foobared -->
@@ -94,6 +96,10 @@
       </j:file>
       <echo>Latka test suite '${outFileName}' created</echo>
     </u:available>
+    
+    <j:if test="${!foundFile}">
+      <fail>File ${jmeterFile} not found</fail>
+    </j:if>
 
   </goal>
   
diff --git a/latka/project.xml b/latka/project.xml
index f38b7ac1..2d2e56c8 100644
--- a/latka/project.xml
+++ b/latka/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-latka-plugin</id>
   <name>Maven Latka Plug-in</name>
-  <currentVersion>1.3</currentVersion>
+  <currentVersion>1.4-SNAPSHOT</currentVersion>
   <description/>
   <shortDescription>Run Latka scripts</shortDescription>
   <url>http://maven.apache.org/reference/plugins/latka/</url>
diff --git a/latka/xdocs/changes.xml b/latka/xdocs/changes.xml
index 8eb886ae..21881091 100644
--- a/latka/xdocs/changes.xml
+++ b/latka/xdocs/changes.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 
   <body>
   
+    <release version="1.4" date="in CVS">
+      <action dev="dion" type="fix">
+        Fix MAVEN-993. Complain if file to be converted doesn't exist
+      </action>
+    </release>
+
     <release version="1.3" date="2003-09-29">
       <action dev="dion" type="update">
         update to xalan 2.4.1
