diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index a711bf3..76a1d44 100755
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 // Marble versioning information
 #define MARBLE_MAJOR_CODENAME "Clearies"
-#define MARBLE_VERSION "0.6.0"
+#define MARBLE_VERSION "0.6.1"
 
 #define MAX_KEYWORD_SIZE 15
 #define MAX_OPERATORS_SIZE 3
diff --git a/src/system/interpreter.cpp b/src/system/interpreter.cpp
index b98a6dd..7dcc005 100755
--- a/src/system/interpreter.cpp
+++ b/src/system/interpreter.cpp
@@ -676,6 +676,7 @@ Splitter Interpreter::loadScript(const char *filename)
     this->filename = filename;
     if (!hasRunScript(filename))
         this->scripts_run.push_back(getAbsolutePath(std::string(filename)));
+
     // Lets load this script
     FILE *file = fopen(filename, "r");
     if (!file)
@@ -689,6 +690,12 @@ Splitter Interpreter::loadScript(const char *filename)
         throw IOException("Failed to seek to the end of the file: " + std::string(filename));
     }
 
+    std::string filename_str = std::string(filename);
+    if (!isFile(filename_str))
+    {
+        throw IOException("The provided file: " + filename_str + " is a directory");
+    }
+
     long data_len = ftell(file);
     rewind(file);
     char *data = new char[data_len];