diff --git a/lib/template b/lib/template
index 3ef44a660..36ccdd36b 100755
--- a/lib/template
+++ b/lib/template
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ git init -qqq
 git remote add origin https://github.com/markshust/docker-magento
 git fetch origin -qqq
 git checkout origin/master -- compose
+
+if [ -d "./bin" ]; then
+  echo "Error: The 'bin' directory already exists in the project directory."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 mv compose/* ./
 mv compose/.gitignore ./
 mv compose/.vscode ./