diff --git a/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php b/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php
index 71f7f67102..27efc4bfe5 100644
--- a/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php
+++ b/app/fax_queue/resources/job/fax_send.php
@@ -474,6 +474,29 @@
 			//}
 	}
 
+//if file doesn't exist set status to missing file
+	if (in_array($fax_status, array('sent', 'failed'))) {
+		if (!file_exists($row['fax_file'])) {
+			//update the database to say status to trying and set the command
+				$array['fax_queue'][0]['fax_queue_uuid'] = $fax_queue_uuid;
+				$array['fax_queue'][0]['domain_uuid'] = $domain_uuid;
+				$array['fax_queue'][0]['fax_status'] = 'missing file';
+
+			//add temporary permissions
+				$p = new permissions;
+				$p->add('fax_queue_edit', 'temp');
+
+			//save the data
+				$database = new database;
+				$database->app_name = 'fax queue';
+				$database->app_uuid = '3656287f-4b22-4cf1-91f6-00386bf488f4';
+				$database->save($array, false);
+
+			//remove temporary permissions
+				$p->delete('fax_queue_edit', 'temp');
+		}
+	}
+
 //wait for a few seconds
 	//sleep(1);