diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
index 1ec78b7f..3e9d8880 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitools.py
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ def dohtml(*sourceFiles):
     disallowed_directories = ['CVS']
 
     for sourceFile in sourceFiles:
-        for source in glob.glob(sourceFile):
+        sourceFileGlob = glob.glob(sourceFile)
+        if len(sourceFileGlob) == 0:
+            raise FileError(_("No file matched pattern \"%s\"" % sourceFile))
+
+        for source in sourceFileGlob:
             if os.path.isfile(source) and os.path.splitext(source)[1] in allowed_extensions:
                 system('install -m0644 "%s" %s' % (source, destionationDirectory))
             if os.path.isdir(source) and os.path.basename(source) not in disallowed_directories:
@@ -120,7 +124,11 @@ def doman(*sourceFiles):
         makedirs(manDIR)
 
     for sourceFile in sourceFiles:
-        for source in glob.glob(sourceFile):
+        sourceFileGlob = glob.glob(sourceFile)
+        if len(sourceFileGlob) == 0:
+            raise FileError(_("No file matched pattern \"%s\"" % sourceFile))
+
+        for source in sourceFileGlob:
             compressed = source.endswith("gz") and source
             if compressed:
                 source = source[:-3]
@@ -153,7 +161,11 @@ def domove(sourceFile, destination, destinationFile = ''):
     ''' example call: pisitools.domove("/usr/bin/", "/usr/sbin")'''
     makedirs(join_path(get.installDIR(), destination))
 
-    for filePath in glob.glob(join_path(get.installDIR(), sourceFile)):
+    sourceFileGlob = glob.glob(join_path(get.installDIR(), sourceFile))
+    if len(sourceFileGlob) == 0:
+        raise FileError(_("No file matched pattern \"%s\". 'domove' operation failed." % sourceFile))
+
+    for filePath in sourceFileGlob:
         if not destinationFile:
             move(filePath, join_path(get.installDIR(), join_path(destination, os.path.basename(filePath))))
         else:
@@ -184,7 +196,7 @@ def dosed(sourceFiles, findPattern, replacePattern = ''):
 
     #if there is no match, raise exception
     if len(sourceFilesGlob) == 0:
-        raise FileError(_('No such file matching pattern: "%s"') % sourceFiles)
+        raise FileError(_('No such file matching pattern: "%s". \'dosed\' operation failed.') % sourceFiles)
 
     for sourceFile in sourceFilesGlob:
         if can_access_file(sourceFile):
@@ -217,7 +229,11 @@ def insinto(destinationDirectory, sourceFile,  destinationFile = '', sym = True)
     makedirs(join_path(get.installDIR(), destinationDirectory))
 
     if not destinationFile:
-        for filePath in glob.glob(sourceFile):
+        sourceFileGlob = glob.glob(sourceFile)
+        if len(sourceFileGlob) == 0:
+            raise FileError(_("No file matched pattern \"%s\"." % sourceFile))
+
+        for filePath in sourceFileGlob:
             if can_access_file(filePath):
                 copy(filePath, join_path(get.installDIR(), join_path(destinationDirectory, os.path.basename(filePath))), sym)
     else:
@@ -240,10 +256,18 @@ def newman(sourceFile, destinationFile):
 
 def remove(sourceFile):
     '''removes sourceFile'''
-    for filePath in glob.glob(join_path(get.installDIR(), sourceFile)):
+    sourceFileGlob = glob.glob(join_path(get.installDIR(), sourceFile))
+    if len(sourceFileGlob) == 0:
+        raise FileError(_("No file matched pattern \"%s\". Remove operation failed." % sourceFile))
+
+    for filePath in sourceFileGlob:
         unlink(filePath)
 
 def removeDir(destinationDirectory):
     '''removes destinationDirectory and its subtrees'''
-    for directory in glob.glob(join_path(get.installDIR(), destinationDirectory)):
+    destdirGlob = glob.glob(join_path(get.installDIR(), destinationDirectory))
+    if len(destdirGlob) == 0:
+        raise FileError(_("No directory matched pattern \"%s\". Remove directory operation failed." % destinationDirectory))
+
+    for directory in destdirGlob:
         unlinkDir(directory)
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py
index d378d866..43d23fbc 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/pisitoolsfunctions.py
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ def executable_insinto(destinationDirectory, *sourceFiles):
         makedirs(destinationDirectory)
 
     for sourceFile in sourceFiles:
-        for source in glob.glob(sourceFile):
+        sourceFileGlob = glob.glob(sourceFile)
+        if len(sourceFileGlob) == 0:
+            raise FileError(_("No executable file matched pattern \"%s\"." % sourceFile))
+
+        for source in sourceFileGlob:
             # FIXME: use an internal install routine for these
             system('install -m0755 -o root -g root %s %s' % (source, destinationDirectory))
 
@@ -62,7 +66,11 @@ def readable_insinto(destinationDirectory, *sourceFiles):
         makedirs(destinationDirectory)
 
     for sourceFile in sourceFiles:
-        for source in glob.glob(sourceFile):
+        sourceFileGlob = glob.glob(sourceFile)
+        if len(sourceFileGlob) == 0:
+            raise FileError(_("No file matched pattern \"%s\"." % sourceFile))
+
+        for source in sourceFileGlob:
             system('install -m0644 "%s" %s' % (source, destinationDirectory))
 
 def lib_insinto(sourceFile, destinationDirectory, permission = 0644):
diff --git a/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py b/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py
index 20af4d81..e9641774 100644
--- a/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py
+++ b/pisi/actionsapi/shelltools.py
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ def echo(destionationFile, content):
 
 def chmod(filePath, mode = 0755):
     '''change the mode of filePath to the mode'''
-    for fileName in glob.glob(filePath):
+    filePathGlob = glob.glob(filePath)
+    if len(filePathGlob) == 0:
+        error(_("ActionsAPI [chmod]: No file matched pattern \"%s\"." % filePath))
+
+    for fileName in filePathGlob:
         if can_access_file(fileName):
             try:
                 os.chmod(fileName, mode)
@@ -112,7 +116,11 @@ def unlinkDir(sourceDirectory):
 
 def move(source, destination):
     '''recursively move a "source" file or directory to "destination"'''
-    for filePath in glob.glob(source):
+    sourceGlob = glob.glob(source)
+    if len(sourceGlob) == 0:
+        error(_("ActionsAPI [move]: No file matched pattern \"%s\"." % source))
+
+    for filePath in sourceGlob:
         if isFile(filePath) or isLink(filePath) or isDirectory(filePath):
             try:
                 shutil.move(filePath, destination)
@@ -124,7 +132,11 @@ def move(source, destination):
 # FIXME: instead of passing a sym parameter, split copy and copytree into 4 different function
 def copy(source, destination, sym = True):
     '''recursively copy a "source" file or directory to "destination"'''
-    for filePath in glob.glob(source):
+    sourceGlob = glob.glob(source)
+    if len(sourceGlob) == 0:
+        error(_("ActionsAPI [copy]: No file matched pattern \"%s\"." % source))
+
+    for filePath in sourceGlob:
         if isFile(filePath) and not isLink(filePath):
             try:
                 shutil.copy(filePath, destination)
@@ -166,8 +178,13 @@ def copytree(source, destination, sym = True):
 
 def touch(filePath):
     '''changes the access time of the 'filePath', or creates it if it is not exist'''
-    if glob.glob(filePath):
-        for f in glob.glob(filePath):
+    filePathGlob = glob.glob(filePath)
+
+    if filePathGlob:
+        if len(filePathGlob) == 0:
+            error(_("ActionsAPI [touch]: No file matched pattern \"%s\"." % filePath))
+
+        for f in filePathGlob:
             os.utime(f, None)
     else:
         try: