diff --git a/dtools b/dtools
index 3da3b98..79568c8 100755
--- a/dtools
+++ b/dtools
@@ -8076,6 +8076,10 @@ validate_port_number() {
 	fi
 }
 
+validate_device_exists () {
+	[[ -e /dev/sde ]] || red_bold "The specified device does not exist: $1"
+}
+
 validate_dir_exists() {
 	if [[ ! -d "$1" ]]; then
 		echo "must be an existing directory"
diff --git a/src/lib/validations/miscellaneous_validations.sh b/src/lib/validations/miscellaneous_validations.sh
index e03462a..fb4fe10 100644
--- a/src/lib/validations/miscellaneous_validations.sh
+++ b/src/lib/validations/miscellaneous_validations.sh
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ validate_port_number() {
     red_bold "The port number provided is invalid: $1"
   fi
 }
+
+validate_device_exists () {
+  [[ -e /dev/sde ]] || red_bold "The specified device does not exist: $1"
+}