diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/noderun b/confluent_client/bin/noderun
index b716b5ab..d859dc4b 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/noderun
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/noderun
@@ -131,8 +131,14 @@ def run():
 
 
 def run_cmdv(node, cmdv, all, pipedesc):
-    nopen = subprocess.Popen(
-        cmdv, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    try:
+        nopen = subprocess.Popen(
+            cmdv, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    except OSError as e:
+        if e.errno == 2:
+            sys.stderr.write('{0}: Unable to find local executable file "{1}"'.format(node, cmdv[0]))
+            return
+        raise
     pipedesc[nopen.stdout] = {'node': node, 'popen': nopen,
                               'type': 'stdout'}
     pipedesc[nopen.stderr] = {'node': node, 'popen': nopen,