diff --git a/scripts/edit.ps1 b/scripts/edit.ps1
index 21a69c5b..561b7fbd 100755
--- a/scripts/edit.ps1
+++ b/scripts/edit.ps1
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ param([string]$path = "")
 
 function TryEditor { param([string]$editor, [string]$path)
 	try {
-		Write-Host "$editor/" -noNewline
+		Write-Host "$editor..." -noNewline
 		& $editor "$path"
 		if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { "⚠️ Can't execute '$editor' - make sure it's installed and available"; exit 1 }
 		exit 0 # success
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ function TryEditor { param([string]$editor, [string]$path)
 }
 
 if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the path to the text file" }
-Write-Host "⏳ Editing 📄$path by trying " -noNewline
+if (-not(Test-Path "$path" -pathType leaf)) { throw "Can't access file '$path'" }
+Write-Host "⏳ Editing '$path' by executing " -noNewline
 TryEditor "neovim"      $path
 TryEditor "vim"         $path
 TryEditor "vi"          $path
@@ -39,4 +40,4 @@ TryEditor "wordpad.exe" $path
 Write-Host ""
 
 "⚠️ Sorry, no text editor found. Please install your favorite one (e.g. by executing 'winget install helix.helix')."
-exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
+exit 1