diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 01b1e9f..dffd0b2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
@@ -169,6 +170,10 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("restic"); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Could not find restic in path. Make sure it's installed")
+	}
+
 	if flag.NArg() == 0 {
 		log.Fatalf("Requires a path to a job file, but found none")
 	}