diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index be1d0bb5..b860e0e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v1.3.0rc2
+- Check path validity for browser with is_file()
+- Add option --verify_local in choreo_diagnose and fix local reporting logic
 v1.3.0rc1
 - We now look for old download path as well as new download path
 v1.3.0rc0
diff --git a/src/choreographer/browsers/chromium.py b/src/choreographer/browsers/chromium.py
index 15eceb9b..88524f33 100644
--- a/src/choreographer/browsers/chromium.py
+++ b/src/choreographer/browsers/chromium.py
@@ -174,11 +174,12 @@ def __init__(
 
         if not self.path:
             self.path = Chromium.find_browser(skip_local=self.skip_local)
-        if not self.path:
+        if not self.path or not Path(self.path).is_file():
             raise ChromeNotFoundError(
                 "Browser not found. You can use get_chrome() or "
                 "choreo_get_chrome from bash. please see documentation. "
-                f"Local copy ignored: {self.skip_local}.",
+                f"Local copy ignored: {self.skip_local}. ",
+                f"Path calculated:: {self.path}.",
             )
         _logger.info(f"Found chromium path: {self.path}")
 
diff --git a/src/choreographer/cli/_cli_utils_no_qa.py b/src/choreographer/cli/_cli_utils_no_qa.py
index 93e0aaff..562c06aa 100644
--- a/src/choreographer/cli/_cli_utils_no_qa.py
+++ b/src/choreographer/cli/_cli_utils_no_qa.py
@@ -40,11 +40,18 @@ def diagnose() -> None:
     )
     parser.add_argument("--no-run", dest="run", action="store_false")
     parser.add_argument("--show", dest="headless", action="store_false")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--verify_local",
+        dest="verify_local",
+        action="store_true",
+    )
     parser.set_defaults(run=True)
     parser.set_defaults(headless=True)
+    parser.set_defaults(verify_local=False)
     args, _ = parser.parse_known_args()
     run = args.run
     headless = args.headless
+    verify_local = args.verify_local
     fail = []
     print("*".center(50, "*"))
     print("SYSTEM:".center(50, "*"))
@@ -56,12 +63,14 @@ def diagnose() -> None:
     print("BROWSER:".center(50, "*"))
     try:
         local_path = Chromium.find_browser(skip_local=False, verify_local=True)
-        if not local_path or Path(local_path).exists():
+        if not local_path or not Path(local_path).exists():
             print(f"Local doesn't exist at {local_path}")
         else:
             print(f"Found local: {local_path}")
     except RuntimeError:
         print("Didn't find local.")
+        if verify_local:
+            raise
     browser_path = Chromium.find_browser(skip_local=True)
     print(browser_path)
     print("*".center(50, "*"))