diff --git a/osm_fieldwork/basemapper.py b/osm_fieldwork/basemapper.py
index fc12409a..f90849aa 100755
--- a/osm_fieldwork/basemapper.py
+++ b/osm_fieldwork/basemapper.py
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ def main():
         log.error(f"You need to specify the new tile cache directory!")
         parser.print_help()
         quit()
-    else:
+    elif args.move is not None and args.outdir is not None:
          move_tiles(boundary_parsed, args.move, args.outdir)
          return