diff --git a/.coverage.Colins-Air.indiana.edu.21211.834887 b/.coverage.Colins-Air.indiana.edu.21211.834887
deleted file mode 100644
index d4e86972b75..00000000000
Binary files a/.coverage.Colins-Air.indiana.edu.21211.834887 and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/gamestonk_terminal/parent_classes.py b/gamestonk_terminal/parent_classes.py
index 75927637b11..d14554df9d0 100644
--- a/gamestonk_terminal/parent_classes.py
+++ b/gamestonk_terminal/parent_classes.py
@@ -422,11 +422,6 @@ class StockBaseController(BaseController, metaclass=ABCMeta):
             "--file",
             default=None,
             help="Path to load custom file.",
-            choices=[
-                x
-                for x in os.listdir(os.path.join("custom_imports", "stocks"))
-                if x.endswith(".csv")
-            ],
             dest="filepath",
             type=str,
         )
@@ -478,6 +473,21 @@ class StockBaseController(BaseController, metaclass=ABCMeta):
                     monthly=ns_parser.monthly,
                 )
             else:
+                # This seems to block the .exe since the folder needs to be manually created
+                # This block basically makes sure that we only look for the file if the -f flag is used
+                # If we add files in the argparse choices, it will fail for the .exe even if no -f is used
+                try:
+                    if ns_parser.filepath not in os.listdir(
+                        os.path.join("custom_imports", "stocks")
+                    ):
+                        console.print(
+                            f"[red]{ns_parser.filepath} not found in custom_imports/stocks/ folder[/red].\n"
+                        )
+                        return
+                except Exception as e:
+                    console.print(e)
+                    return
+
                 df_stock_candidate = stocks_helper.load_custom(
                     os.path.join(
                         os.path.join("custom_imports", "stocks"), ns_parser.filepath
diff --git a/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_helper.py b/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_helper.py
index b7cf4226bc6..1253ea4321f 100644
--- a/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_helper.py
+++ b/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/test_stocks_helper.py
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ def test_load_custom_output(path):
     stocks_helper.load_custom(path)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.vcr
+@pytest.mark.record_stdout
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "path",
+    [os.path.join(os.path.join("random_folder", "test69.csv"))],
+)
+def test_load_custom_output_wrong_path(path):
+    stocks_helper.load_custom(path)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.vcr
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "path",
diff --git a/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/txt/test_stocks_helper/test_load_custom[custom_imports/stocks/test.csv].txt b/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/txt/test_stocks_helper/test_load_custom[custom_imports/stocks/test.csv].txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/txt/test_stocks_helper/test_load_custom[none].txt b/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/txt/test_stocks_helper/test_load_custom[none].txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000
diff --git a/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/txt/test_stocks_helper/test_load_custom_output_wrong_path[random_folder/test69.csv].txt b/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/txt/test_stocks_helper/test_load_custom_output_wrong_path[random_folder/test69.csv].txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd36dc5f6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gamestonk_terminal/stocks/txt/test_stocks_helper/test_load_custom_output_wrong_path[random_folder/test69.csv].txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[red]File path does not exist.[/red]
+