diff --git a/mindinsight/mindconverter/cli.py b/mindinsight/mindconverter/cli.py
index aa4e93f4..44a1e07f 100644
--- a/mindinsight/mindconverter/cli.py
+++ b/mindinsight/mindconverter/cli.py
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import argparse
 
 import mindinsight
 from mindinsight.mindconverter.converter import main
-from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.constant import ARGUMENT_LENGTH_LIMIT, EXPECTED_NUMBER
+from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.common.utils import get_framework_type
+from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.constant import ARGUMENT_LENGTH_LIMIT, EXPECTED_NUMBER, \
+    FrameworkType
 from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.framework import main_graph_base_converter
 
 from mindinsight.mindconverter.common.log import logger as log, logger_console as log_console
@@ -198,6 +200,11 @@ class ModelFileAction(argparse.Action):
         if not os.path.isfile(outfile_dir):
             parser_in.error(f'{option_string} {outfile_dir} is not a file')
 
+        frame_type = get_framework_type(outfile_dir)
+        if frame_type == FrameworkType.UNKNOWN.value:
+            parser_in.error(f'{option_string} {outfile_dir} should be an valid '
+                            f'TensorFlow pb or PyTorch pth model file')
+
         setattr(namespace, self.dest, outfile_dir)
 
 
diff --git a/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/common/utils.py b/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/common/utils.py
index ff26e276..4849d860 100644
--- a/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/common/utils.py
+++ b/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/common/utils.py
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ import stat
 from importlib import import_module
 from typing import List, Tuple, Mapping
 
-from mindinsight.mindconverter.common.exceptions import ScriptGenerationError, ReportGenerationError
-from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.constant import SEPARATOR_IN_ONNX_OP
+from mindinsight.mindconverter.common.exceptions import ScriptGenerationError, ReportGenerationError, UnknownModelError
+from mindinsight.mindconverter.common.log import logger as log
+from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.constant import SEPARATOR_IN_ONNX_OP, BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_BITS, \
+    FrameworkType, BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_FILE, TENSORFLOW_MODEL_SUFFIX
 
 
 def is_converted(operation: str):
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ def get_dict_key_by_value(val, dic):
             return d_key
     return None
 
+
 def convert_bytes_string_to_string(bytes_str):
     """
     Convert a byte string to string by utf-8.
@@ -186,4 +189,23 @@ def convert_bytes_string_to_string(bytes_str):
     """
     if isinstance(bytes_str, bytes):
         return bytes_str.decode('utf-8')
-    return  bytes_str
+    return bytes_str
+
+
+def get_framework_type(model_path):
+    """Get framework type."""
+    try:
+        with open(model_path, 'rb') as f:
+            if f.read(BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_BITS) == BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_FILE:
+                framework_type = FrameworkType.PYTORCH.value
+            elif os.path.basename(model_path).split(".")[-1].lower() == TENSORFLOW_MODEL_SUFFIX:
+                framework_type = FrameworkType.TENSORFLOW.value
+            else:
+                framework_type = FrameworkType.UNKNOWN.value
+    except IOError:
+        error_msg = "Get UNSUPPORTED model."
+        error = UnknownModelError(error_msg)
+        log.error(str(error))
+        raise error
+
+    return framework_type
diff --git a/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/framework.py b/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/framework.py
index 9e17ed2d..aeb9099a 100644
--- a/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/framework.py
+++ b/mindinsight/mindconverter/graph_based_converter/framework.py
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ from importlib.util import find_spec
 
 import mindinsight
 from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.common.utils import lib_version_satisfied, \
-    save_code_file_and_report
-from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.constant import BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_FILE, FrameworkType, \
-    BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_BITS, ONNX_MIN_VER, TF2ONNX_MIN_VER, ONNXRUNTIME_MIN_VER, TENSORFLOW_MODEL_SUFFIX
+    save_code_file_and_report, get_framework_type
+from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.constant import FrameworkType, \
+    ONNX_MIN_VER, TF2ONNX_MIN_VER, ONNXRUNTIME_MIN_VER
 from mindinsight.mindconverter.graph_based_converter.mapper import ONNXToMindSporeMapper
 from mindinsight.mindconverter.common.log import logger as log, logger_console as log_console
 from mindinsight.mindconverter.common.exceptions import GraphInitError, TreeCreationError, SourceFilesSaveError, \
@@ -264,25 +264,6 @@ def main_graph_base_converter(file_config):
         raise error
 
 
-def get_framework_type(model_path):
-    """Get framework type."""
-    try:
-        with open(model_path, 'rb') as f:
-            if f.read(BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_BITS) == BINARY_HEADER_PYTORCH_FILE:
-                framework_type = FrameworkType.PYTORCH.value
-            elif os.path.basename(model_path).split(".")[-1].lower() == TENSORFLOW_MODEL_SUFFIX:
-                framework_type = FrameworkType.TENSORFLOW.value
-            else:
-                framework_type = FrameworkType.UNKNOWN.value
-    except IOError:
-        error_msg = "Get UNSUPPORTED model."
-        error = UnknownModelError(error_msg)
-        log.error(str(error))
-        raise error
-
-    return framework_type
-
-
 def check_params_exist(params: list, config):
     """Check params exist."""
     miss_param_list = ''