diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d7d113e..64b2481 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "apikana",
-  "version": "0.9.9",
+  "version": "0.9.10",
   "description": "Integrated tools for REST API design - ｱﾋﾟ",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/validate-samples.js b/src/validate-samples.js
index 7b62f3f..abb6408 100644
--- a/src/validate-samples.js
+++ b/src/validate-samples.js
@@ -172,6 +172,10 @@ module.exports = {
             return gulp.src([]);
         });
 
-        gulp.start();
+        if(fse.existsSync(path.join(root, 'src', 'samples'))) {
+            gulp.start();
+        } else {
+            logger.warn('No src/samples directory. Consider running `npm run create-sample`.');
+        }
     }
 };