diff --git a/src/moin/cli/migration/moin19/import19.py b/src/moin/cli/migration/moin19/import19.py
index 40d9e9678..c839995b9 100644
--- a/src/moin/cli/migration/moin19/import19.py
+++ b/src/moin/cli/migration/moin19/import19.py
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ def __init__(self, item, revno, path, target_namespace, latest_rev_only=False):
                         MTIME: int(os.path.getmtime(path)),
                         ACTION: ACTION_SAVE,
                     }
+                else:
+                    raise NoSuchRevisionError(f"Item {item.name!r} has no revision {revno}.")
             meta, data = split_body(content)
         meta.update(editlog_data)
         format = meta.pop("format", self.backend.format_default)