diff --git a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file.go b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file.go
index a96416dc..abc81b56 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package enumerator
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -51,6 +52,13 @@ func (s *FileEnumerator) Enumerate() ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	keys, err := Glob(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return keys, err
+	}
+
+	if len(keys) == 0 {
+		return keys, fmt.Errorf("no Terraform state was found in %s, exiting", s.config.Path)
+	}
 
 	return keys, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file_test.go b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file_test.go
index 2ba71d70..dba1b6c3 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/file_test.go
@@ -101,6 +101,30 @@ func TestFileEnumerator_Enumerate(t *testing.T) {
 			want: nil,
 			err:  "lstat testdata/invalid_symlink/test: no such file or directory",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "test no state found with simple path",
+			config: config.SupplierConfig{
+				Path: "testdata/no_state_here",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+			err:  "no Terraform state was found in testdata/no_state_here, exiting",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test no state found with double star glob path",
+			config: config.SupplierConfig{
+				Path: "testdata/no_state_here/**/*.tfstate",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+			err:  "no Terraform state was found in testdata/no_state_here/**/*.tfstate, exiting",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test no state found with simple glob path",
+			config: config.SupplierConfig{
+				Path: "testdata/no_state_here/test/*",
+			},
+			want: nil,
+			err:  "no Terraform state was found in testdata/no_state_here/test/*, exiting",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3.go b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3.go
index 3faa856c..29a839c2 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package enumerator
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -65,5 +66,9 @@ func (s *S3Enumerator) Enumerate() ([]string, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if len(files) == 0 {
+		return files, fmt.Errorf("no Terraform state was found in %s, exiting", s.config.Path)
+	}
+
 	return files, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3_test.go b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3_test.go
index 3b531459..50d5ff1a 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3_test.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/s3_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func TestS3Enumerator_Enumerate(t *testing.T) {
 				).Return(nil)
 			},
 			want: []string{},
+			err:  "no Terraform state was found in bucket-name/a/nested/prefix, exiting",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "one test result is returned",
@@ -265,6 +266,93 @@ func TestS3Enumerator_Enumerate(t *testing.T) {
 			want: nil,
 			err:  "error when listing",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "test no state found with simple path",
+			config: config.SupplierConfig{
+				Path: "bucket-name/a/nested/prefix",
+			},
+			mocks: func(client *awstest.MockFakeS3) {
+				input := &s3.ListObjectsV2Input{
+					Bucket: awssdk.String("bucket-name"),
+					Prefix: awssdk.String("a/nested/prefix"),
+				}
+				client.On(
+					"ListObjectsV2Pages",
+					input,
+					mock.MatchedBy(func(callback func(res *s3.ListObjectsV2Output, lastPage bool) bool) bool {
+						callback(&s3.ListObjectsV2Output{
+							Contents: []*s3.Object{
+								{
+									Key:  awssdk.String("a/nested/prefix/1/state1.tfstate"),
+									Size: awssdk.Int64(5),
+								},
+							},
+						}, true)
+						return true
+					}),
+				).Return(nil)
+			},
+			want: []string{},
+			err:  "no Terraform state was found in bucket-name/a/nested/prefix, exiting",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test no state found with simple glob path",
+			config: config.SupplierConfig{
+				Path: "bucket-name/a/nested/prefix/*",
+			},
+			mocks: func(client *awstest.MockFakeS3) {
+				input := &s3.ListObjectsV2Input{
+					Bucket: awssdk.String("bucket-name"),
+					Prefix: awssdk.String("a/nested/prefix"),
+				}
+				client.On(
+					"ListObjectsV2Pages",
+					input,
+					mock.MatchedBy(func(callback func(res *s3.ListObjectsV2Output, lastPage bool) bool) bool {
+						callback(&s3.ListObjectsV2Output{
+							Contents: []*s3.Object{
+								{
+									Key:  awssdk.String("a/nested/prefix/1/state1.tfstate"),
+									Size: awssdk.Int64(5),
+								},
+							},
+						}, true)
+						return true
+					}),
+				).Return(nil)
+			},
+			want: []string{},
+			err:  "no Terraform state was found in bucket-name/a/nested/prefix/*, exiting",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test no state found with double star glob path",
+			config: config.SupplierConfig{
+				Path: "bucket-name/a/nested/prefix/**/*.tfstate",
+			},
+			mocks: func(client *awstest.MockFakeS3) {
+				input := &s3.ListObjectsV2Input{
+					Bucket: awssdk.String("bucket-name"),
+					Prefix: awssdk.String("a/nested/prefix"),
+				}
+				client.On(
+					"ListObjectsV2Pages",
+					input,
+					mock.MatchedBy(func(callback func(res *s3.ListObjectsV2Output, lastPage bool) bool) bool {
+						callback(&s3.ListObjectsV2Output{
+							Contents: []*s3.Object{
+								{
+									Key:  awssdk.String("a/nested/prefix/1/dummy.json"),
+									Size: awssdk.Int64(5),
+								},
+							},
+						}, true)
+						return true
+					}),
+				).Return(nil)
+			},
+			want: []string{},
+			err:  "no Terraform state was found in bucket-name/a/nested/prefix/**/*.tfstate, exiting",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/testdata/no_state_here/dummy.json b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/testdata/no_state_here/dummy.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e26dfee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/enumerator/testdata/no_state_here/dummy.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file