diff --git a/src/ClosureCompiler/ClosureCompiler.php b/src/ClosureCompiler/ClosureCompiler.php
index 114aa0a..7c1c193 100644
--- a/src/ClosureCompiler/ClosureCompiler.php
+++ b/src/ClosureCompiler/ClosureCompiler.php
@@ -186,11 +186,7 @@ class ClosureCompiler
     public function setTargetFile($file)
     {
         $path = $this->config['targetBaseDir'] . $file;
-        if (file_exists($path)) {
-            $this->config['targetFileName'] = $path;
-        } else {
-            throw new CompilerException("The path '{$path}' does not seem to exist.");
-        }
+        $this->config['targetFileName'] = $path;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/closureCompilerTest.php b/tests/closureCompilerTest.php
index 4f26820..80a5272 100644
--- a/tests/closureCompilerTest.php
+++ b/tests/closureCompilerTest.php
@@ -208,13 +208,12 @@ class closureCompilerTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
     /**
      * @covers Devize\ClosureCompiler\ClosureCompiler::setTargetFile
-     * @expectedException Devize\ClosureCompiler\CompilerException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage The path 'test.js' does not seem to exist.
      */
     public function testSetTargetFile1()
     {
         $this->object->setTargetFile('test.js');
-
+        $result = $this->object->getConfig();
+        $this->assertEquals($result['targetBaseDir'] . 'test.js', $result['targetFileName']);
     }
 
     /**