diff --git a/claudetool/codereview/differential.go b/claudetool/codereview/differential.go
index f12b4f0..f7ec670 100644
--- a/claudetool/codereview/differential.go
+++ b/claudetool/codereview/differential.go
@@ -986,7 +986,11 @@
 		correlation := float64(count) / float64(maxCount)
 		// Require min correlation to avoid noise
 		if correlation >= 0.1 {
-			relatedFiles = append(relatedFiles, RelatedFile{Path: file, Correlation: correlation})
+			// Check if the file still exists in the repository
+			fullPath := filepath.Join(r.repoRoot, file)
+			if _, err := os.Stat(fullPath); err == nil {
+				relatedFiles = append(relatedFiles, RelatedFile{Path: file, Correlation: correlation})
+			}
 		}
 	}