diff --git a/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/__tests__/MIG-166/MIG-166.test.js b/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/__tests__/MIG-166/MIG-166.test.js
index 6c17c61f..6fc279c6 100644
--- a/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/__tests__/MIG-166/MIG-166.test.js
+++ b/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/__tests__/MIG-166/MIG-166.test.js
@@ -119,4 +119,16 @@ describe('MIG-166', () => {
         }
       })
   })
+
+  it('should print "mdctl.kManifestNotFound.error" in case of missing manifest file.', async() => {
+    let err
+    try {
+      studyTranslations.isAuthTaskTranslations({})
+    } catch (error) {
+      err = error
+    }
+
+    expect(err.errCode)
+      .to.equal('mdctl.kManifestNotFound.error')
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/lib/StudyDataTranslations.js b/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/lib/StudyDataTranslations.js
index b716417a..17921185 100644
--- a/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/lib/StudyDataTranslations.js
+++ b/packages/mdctl-axon-tools/lib/StudyDataTranslations.js
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ class StudyDataTranslations {
       }
     }
 
+    if (!manifestData) {
+      throw Fault.create('mdctl.kManifestNotFound.error', { reason: 'There is no manifest set as parameter neither found in directory' })
+    }
+
     if (manifestData.authenticationTaskTranslations && !_.has(manifestData, 'i18ns')) {
       throw Fault.create('mdctl.kInvalidArgument.missingI18nObjects', {
         message: 'The manifest is missing "i18ns" objects',