diff --git a/cellpack/autopack/__init__.py b/cellpack/autopack/__init__.py
index 143544f0..57b9d35d 100755
--- a/cellpack/autopack/__init__.py
+++ b/cellpack/autopack/__init__.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ def load_file(filename, destination="", cache="geometries", force=None):
             db = DATABASE_IDS.handlers().get(database_name)
             initialize_db = db()
             db_handler = DBRecipeLoader(initialize_db)
+            db_handler.validate_input_recipe_path(filename)
             recipe_id = file_path.split("/")[-1]
             db_doc, _ = db_handler.collect_docs_by_id(
                 collection="recipes", id=recipe_id