diff --git a/src/plugins/python/reporter_bugzilla.py b/src/plugins/python/reporter_bugzilla.py
index e6db3bf1..b53ec97a 100755
--- a/src/plugins/python/reporter_bugzilla.py
+++ b/src/plugins/python/reporter_bugzilla.py
@@ -376,7 +376,11 @@ def log_out(bug_info, rhbz, dump_dir_name):
         "\n    -D, --debug[STR]            Debug\n"
     )
 
-    dump_dir_name = os.getcwd()
+    try:
+        dump_dir_name = os.getcwd()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # delay handling till after opts are parsed
+        dump_dir_name = None
     conf_files = []
     fmt_file = os.path.join(const.CONF_DIR, 'plugins/bugzilla_format.conf')
     fmt_file2 = fmt_file
@@ -438,6 +442,14 @@ def log_out(bug_info, rhbz, dump_dir_name):
         elif opt in ('-D', '--debug'):
             debug = True
 
+    # If os.getcwd didn't work and -d was not set, this will still be
+    # None and we need to bail now
+    if not dump_dir_name:
+        sys.exit(
+            "Current working directory does not exist and -d not passed, cannot determine "
+            "dump location"
+        )
+
     g_verbose = min(g_verbose, 2)
     logger_init(logger, ['WARNING', 'INFO', 'DEBUG'][g_verbose])