diff --git a/app/Node/UseCases/CreateNode.php b/app/Node/UseCases/CreateNode.php
index 736ad26..f67b2de 100644
--- a/app/Node/UseCases/CreateNode.php
+++ b/app/Node/UseCases/CreateNode.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Node\Node;
 use App\Node\CreateNodeDto;
 use App\Node\NodeRepository;
 use App\Text\TextRepository;
+use DomainException;
 
 class CreateNode
 {
@@ -16,7 +17,12 @@ class CreateNode
 
     public function execute(CreateNodeRequest $request): Node
     {
-        $text = $this->textRepo->find($request->textId);
+        $id = $request->textId;
+        $text = $this->textRepo->find($id);
+        if ($text === null) {
+            throw new DomainException("Text with id: $id doesnt exist");
+        }
+
         return $this->nodeRepo->create(new CreateNodeDto(
             text: $text,
             title: $request->title,