diff --git a/baseline-cli/src/main/kotlin/BaselineCli.kt b/baseline-cli/src/main/kotlin/BaselineCli.kt
index d1b6770..cf288fa 100644
--- a/baseline-cli/src/main/kotlin/BaselineCli.kt
+++ b/baseline-cli/src/main/kotlin/BaselineCli.kt
@@ -112,13 +112,14 @@ internal object BaselineCli {
         cliPrinter: (String) -> Unit,
         errPrinter: (String) -> Unit
     ): Int {
-        if (!Files.exists(baselinePath)) {
-            errPrinter("Please provide valid baseline report path")
-            return ERROR_EXIT
-        }
         val baseline: SarifReport
         try {
-            baseline = SarifUtil.readReport(baselinePath) ?: createSarifReport(emptyList())
+            if (!Files.exists(baselinePath)) {
+                cliPrinter("Can't find baseline report file: $baselinePath. Baseline will be calculated against empty report.")
+                baseline = createSarifReport(emptyList())
+            } else {
+                baseline = SarifUtil.readReport(baselinePath) ?: createSarifReport(emptyList())
+            }
         } catch (e: JsonSyntaxException) {
             errPrinter("Error reading baseline report: ${e.message}")
             return ERROR_EXIT
diff --git a/baseline-cli/src/test/kotlin/BaselineCliTest.kt b/baseline-cli/src/test/kotlin/BaselineCliTest.kt
index f3177ed..6e53107 100644
--- a/baseline-cli/src/test/kotlin/BaselineCliTest.kt
+++ b/baseline-cli/src/test/kotlin/BaselineCliTest.kt
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ class BaselineCliTest {
         }
 
         // Assert
-        assertEquals(ERROR_EXIT, exitCode)
-        assertEquals("Please provide valid baseline report path", stderr.toString())
+        assertEquals(0, exitCode)
+        assertTrue(stdout.contains("Can't find baseline report file: nonExistentBaselineReport.sarif."))
+        assertTrue(stderr.contains("Found 2 new problems according to the checks applied"))
     }
 
     @Test