diff --git a/scripts/tdp b/scripts/tdp
index 7ddead9..67547dc 100755
--- a/scripts/tdp
+++ b/scripts/tdp
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ gui_handler() {
   fi
 }
 
+if ! ls $pl1_path > /dev/null 2>&1 || ! ls $pl2_path > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "Could not find intel_rapl endpoints, are you using a GPD Win 3?"
+  exit
+fi
+
 # Command handler
 # This checks which command was entered and forwards all other arguments to it
 case $1 in