diff --git a/src/core/PicGo.ts b/src/core/PicGo.ts
index 96b9b38..5ad55c8 100644
--- a/src/core/PicGo.ts
+++ b/src/core/PicGo.ts
@@ -182,18 +182,18 @@ class PicGo extends EventEmitter implements IPicGo {
     // upload from clipboard
     if (input === undefined || input.length === 0) {
       try {
-        const { imgPath, isExistFile } = await getClipboardImage(this)
+        const { imgPath, shouldKeepAfterUploading } = await getClipboardImage(this)
         if (imgPath === 'no image') {
           throw new Error('image not found in clipboard')
         } else {
           this.once(IBuildInEvent.FAILED, () => {
-            if (!isExistFile) {
+            if (!shouldKeepAfterUploading) {
               // 删除 picgo 生成的图片文件，例如 `~/.picgo/20200621205720.png`
               fs.remove(imgPath).catch((e) => { this.log.error(e) })
             }
           })
           this.once('finished', () => {
-            if (!isExistFile) {
+            if (!shouldKeepAfterUploading) {
               fs.remove(imgPath).catch((e) => { this.log.error(e) })
             }
           })
diff --git a/src/types/index.d.ts b/src/types/index.d.ts
index 9ed80e9..20802c0 100644
--- a/src/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.d.ts
@@ -437,7 +437,11 @@ interface IOptions {
  */
 interface IClipboardImage {
   imgPath: string
-  isExistFile: boolean
+  /**
+   * if the path is generate by picgo -> false
+   * if the path is a real file path in system -> true
+   */
+  shouldKeepAfterUploading: boolean
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/utils/getClipboardImage.ts b/src/utils/getClipboardImage.ts
index f16e9d5..0873af3 100644
--- a/src/utils/getClipboardImage.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getClipboardImage.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const getCurrentPlatform = (): string => {
 // Thanks to vs-picgo: https://github.com/Spades-S/vs-picgo/blob/master/src/extension.ts
 const getClipboardImage = async (ctx: IPicGo): Promise<IClipboardImage> => {
   const imagePath = path.join(ctx.baseDir, `${dayjs().format('YYYYMMDDHHmmss')}.png`)
-  return await new Promise<IClipboardImage>((resolve: Function): void => {
+  return await new Promise<IClipboardImage>((resolve: Function, reject: Function): void => {
     const platform: string = getCurrentPlatform()
     let execution
     // for PicGo GUI
@@ -65,23 +65,35 @@ const getClipboardImage = async (ctx: IPicGo): Promise<IClipboardImage> => {
     execution.stdout.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
       if (platform === 'linux') {
         if (data.toString().trim() === 'no xclip') {
-          return ctx.emit(IBuildInEvent.NOTIFICATION, {
+          ctx.emit(IBuildInEvent.NOTIFICATION, {
             title: 'xclip not found',
             body: 'Please install xclip before run picgo'
           })
+          return reject(new Error('Please install xclip before run picgo'))
         }
       }
       const imgPath = data.toString().trim()
-      let isExistFile = false
+
+      // if the filePath is the real file in system
+      // we should keep it instead of removing
+      let shouldKeepAfterUploading = false
+
       // in macOS if your copy the file in system, it's basename will not equal to our default basename
       if (path.basename(imgPath) !== path.basename(imagePath)) {
+        // if the path is not generate by picgo
+        // but the path exists, we should keep it
         if (fs.existsSync(imgPath)) {
-          isExistFile = true
+          shouldKeepAfterUploading = true
         }
       }
+      // if the imgPath is invalid
+      if (!fs.existsSync(imgPath)) {
+        return reject(new Error(`Can't find ${imgPath}`))
+      }
+
       resolve({
         imgPath,
-        isExistFile
+        shouldKeepAfterUploading
       })
     })
   })