diff --git a/windows/slurp.ps1 b/windows/slurp.ps1
index 40bb5eba033..da2404d02f9 100644
--- a/windows/slurp.ps1
+++ b/windows/slurp.ps1
@@ -22,26 +22,43 @@ $params = Parse-Args $args;
 $src = '';
 If ($params.src.GetType)
 {
-   $src = $params.src;
+    $src = $params.src;
 }
 Else
 {
-   If ($params.path.GetType)
-   {
-      $src = $params.path;
-   }
+    If ($params.path.GetType)
+    {
+        $src = $params.path;
+    }
 }
 If (-not $src)
 {
-
+    $result = New-Object psobject @{};
+    Fail-Json $result "missing required argument: src";
 }
 
-$bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($src);
-$content = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($bytes);
+If (Test-Path $src)
+{
+    If ((Get-Item $src).Directory) # Only files have the .Directory attribute.
+    {
+        $bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($src);
+        $content = [System.Convert]::ToBase64String($bytes);
 
-$result = New-Object psobject @{
-    changed = $false
-    encoding = "base64"
-};
-Set-Attr $result "content" $content;
-Exit-Json $result;
+        $result = New-Object psobject @{
+            changed = $false
+            encoding = "base64"
+        };
+        Set-Attr $result "content" $content;
+        Exit-Json $result;
+    }
+    Else
+    {
+        $result = New-Object psobject @{};
+        Fail-Json $result ("is a directory: " + $src);
+    }
+}
+Else
+{
+    $result = New-Object psobject @{};
+    Fail-Json $result ("file not found: " + $src);
+}