diff --git a/docker_explorer/de.py b/docker_explorer/de.py
index 705287a..4817867 100644
--- a/docker_explorer/de.py
+++ b/docker_explorer/de.py
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@ class DockerExplorer(object):
     """
     self.docker_directory = docker_path
     if not os.path.isdir(self.docker_directory):
-      err_message = (
-          '{0:s} is not a Docker directory\n'
-          'Please specify the Docker\'s directory path.\n'
-          'hint: de.py -r /var/lib/docker').format(self.docker_directory)
-      raise errors.BadStorageException(err_message)
+      msg = '{0:s} is not a Docker directory'.format(self.docker_directory)
+      raise errors.BadStorageException(msg)
 
     self.containers_directory = os.path.join(
         self.docker_directory, 'containers')
@@ -156,14 +153,23 @@ class DockerExplorer(object):
 
     Returns:
       list(Container): the list of Container objects.
+
+    Raises:
+      errors.BadStorageException: If required files or directories are not found
+        in the provided Docker directory.
     """
+    if not os.path.isdir(self.containers_directory):
+      raise errors.BadStorageException(
+          'Containers directory {0} does not exist'.format(
+              self.containers_directory))
     container_ids_list = os.listdir(self.containers_directory)
     if not container_ids_list:
-      print('Couldn\'t find any container configuration file (\'{0:s}\'). '
-            'Make sure the docker repository ({1:s}) is correct. '
+      print('Could not find container configuration files ({0:s}) in {1:s}.\n'
+            'Make sure the docker directory ({2:s}) is correct.\n'
             'If it is correct, you might want to run this script'
-            ' with higher privileges.').format(
-                self.container_config_filename, self.docker_directory)
+            ' with higher privileges.'.format(
+                self.container_config_filename, self.containers_directory,
+                self.docker_directory))
     return [self.GetContainer(cid) for cid in container_ids_list]
 
   def GetContainersList(self, only_running=False):
@@ -246,6 +252,10 @@ class DockerExplorer(object):
 
     Returns:
       str: human readable list of images in local Docker repositories.
+
+    Raises:
+      errors.BadStorageException: If required files or directories are not found
+        in the provided Docker directory.
     """
     result_string = ''
     repositories = []
@@ -253,6 +263,9 @@ class DockerExplorer(object):
       repositories = [os.path.join(self.docker_directory, 'repositories-aufs')]
     else:
       image_path = os.path.join(self.docker_directory, 'image')
+      if not os.path.isdir(image_path):
+        raise errors.BadStorageException(
+            'Expected image directory {0} does not exist.'.format(image_path))
       for storage_method in os.listdir(image_path):
         repositories_file_path = os.path.join(
             image_path, storage_method, 'repositories.json')
@@ -301,4 +314,9 @@ class DockerExplorer(object):
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-  DockerExplorer().Main()
+  try:
+    DockerExplorer().Main()
+  except errors.BadStorageException as exc:
+    print('ERROR: {0}\n'.format(exc.message))
+    print('Please specify a proper Docker directory path.\n'
+          '	hint: de.py -r /var/lib/docker')
diff --git a/docker_explorer/lib/container.py b/docker_explorer/lib/container.py
index 5f926e1..4d97bc7 100644
--- a/docker_explorer/lib/container.py
+++ b/docker_explorer/lib/container.py
@@ -81,9 +81,17 @@ class Container(object):
     container_info_json_path = os.path.join(
         self.docker_directory, 'containers', container_id,
         self.container_config_filename)
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(container_info_json_path):
+      raise errors.BadContainerException(
+          'Unable to find container configuration file {0}. \n'
+          'Make sure you are providing a Docker directory (hint: -r).'.format(
+              container_info_json_path)
+      )
     with open(container_info_json_path) as container_info_json_file:
       container_info_dict = json.load(container_info_json_file)
 
+
     if container_info_dict is None:
       raise errors.BadContainerException(
           'Could not load container configuration file {0}'.format(

diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 6ce7522..c3689d9 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@ class TestDEMain(unittest.TestCase):
     de_object.docker_directory = 'this_dir_shouldnt_exist'
 
     expected_error_message = (
-        'this_dir_shouldnt_exist is not a Docker directory\n'
-        'Please specify the Docker\'s directory path.\n'
-        'hint: de.py -r /var/lib/docker')
-
+        'this_dir_shouldnt_exist is not a Docker directory')
     with self.assertRaises(errors.BadStorageException) as err:
       de_object._SetDockerDirectory('this_dir_shouldnt_exist')
     self.assertEqual(expected_error_message, err.exception.message)

Raise something more explicit when wrong Docker folder is passed 
Something along the lines:


```
diff --git a/docker_explorer/lib/container.py b/docker_explorer/lib/container.py
index 5f926e1..5a7df25 100644
--- a/docker_explorer/lib/container.py
+++ b/docker_explorer/lib/container.py
@@ -81,8 +81,14 @@ class Container(object):
     container_info_json_path = os.path.join(
         self.docker_directory, 'containers', container_id,
         self.container_config_filename)
-    with open(container_info_json_path) as container_info_json_file:
-      container_info_dict = json.load(container_info_json_file)
+    try:
+      with open(container_info_json_path) as container_info_json_file:
+        container_info_dict = json.load(container_info_json_file)
+    except IOError as exception:
+      raise errors.BadContainerException(
+          'Unable to open configuration file {0} make sure you use the proper docker dir'.format(
+              container_info_json_path)
+      )
 
     if container_info_dict is None:
       raise errors.BadContainerException(
```
tests.py::TestDEMain::testDetectStorageFail
tests.py::UtilsTests::testFormatDatetime tests.py::UtilsTests::testPrettyPrintJSON tests.py::TestDEMain::testParseArguments tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testDetectStorage tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testGetAllContainers tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testGetContainersString tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testGetHistory tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testGetLayerInfo tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testGetOrderedLayers tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testGetRepositoriesString tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testGetRunningContainersList tests.py::TestAufsStorage::testMakeMountCommands tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testDetectStorage tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testGetAllContainers tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testGetContainersString tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testGetHistory tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testGetLayerInfo tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testGetOrderedLayers tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testGetRepositoriesString tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testGetRunningContainersList tests.py::TestOverlayStorage::testMakeMountCommands tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testDetectStorage tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testGetAllContainers tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testGetContainersString tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testGetHistory tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testGetLayerInfo tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testGetOrderedLayers tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testGetRepositoriesString tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testGetRunningContainersList tests.py::TestOverlay2Storage::testMakeMountCommands