diff --git a/otb/OTBAlgorithmProvider.py b/otb/OTBAlgorithmProvider.py
index 690f35e64bcf9b181f9fa98e287415b6efe40e2d..66b167ae557cbe4c8e712170929e40a714bf01a9 100755
--- a/otb/OTBAlgorithmProvider.py
+++ b/otb/OTBAlgorithmProvider.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class OTBAlgorithmProvider(QgsProcessingProvider):
         otb_app_dirs =  self.otb_app_dir_list(v)
         if len(otb_app_dirs) < 1:
             self.setActive(False)
-            raise ValueError(self.tr("Invalid path given for 'OTB application folder'. OTB provider will be disabled"))
+            raise ValueError(self.tr("'{}' does not exist. OTB provider will be disabled".format(v)))
 
         #isValid is True if there is atleast one valid otb application is given path
         isValid = False
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ class OTBAlgorithmProvider(QgsProcessingProvider):
         if not self.isActive():
             return
         if not v or not os.path.exists(v):
+            self.setActive(False)
+            raise ValueError(self.tr("'{}' does not exist. OTB provider will be disabled".format(v)))
             return
         path = self.normalize_path(v)
         if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(path,'bin', otb_exe_file('otbApplicationLauncherCommandLine'))):