diff --git a/utils/Cargo.toml b/utils/Cargo.toml
index 4cd80ed..d37dc3a 100644
--- a/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "utils"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 authors.workspace = true
diff --git a/utils/src/bin/czutil.rs b/utils/src/bin/czutil.rs
index 5733474..d226f43 100644
--- a/utils/src/bin/czutil.rs
+++ b/utils/src/bin/czutil.rs
@@ -219,14 +219,6 @@ fn main() {
                     Error::raw(ErrorKind::ValueValidation, "Replacement must be a file\n").exit()
                 }
 
-                if !output.is_file() {
-                    Error::raw(
-                        ErrorKind::ValueValidation,
-                        "Replacement output must be a file\n",
-                    )
-                    .exit()
-                }
-
                 // Replace the input file with the new image
                 replace_cz(&input, &output, &replacement, version, depth).unwrap();
             }