diff --git a/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php b/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php
index 27e0769..001e7a2 100644
--- a/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php
+++ b/classes/Mustache/Loader/Kohana.php
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ class Mustache_Loader_Kohana implements Mustache_Loader, Mustache_Loader_Mutable
 	protected function _load_file($name)
 	{
 		$filename = Kohana::find_file($this->_base_dir, strtolower($name), $this->_extension);
+
+		if ( ! $filename)
+		{
+			throw new Kohana_Exception('Mustache template ":name" not found', array(':name' => $name));
+		}
+
 		return file_get_contents($filename);
 	}