diff --git a/SOURCES/polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch b/SOURCES/polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f7f4d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+@@ -, +, @@ 
+---
+ virtualenv.py | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+--- a/virtualenv.py	
++++ a/virtualenv.py	
+@@ -791,6 +791,10 @@ def main():
+         sys.exit(2)
+ 
+     home_dir = args[0]
++    if os.path.exists(home_dir) and os.path.isfile(home_dir):
++        logger.fatal('ERROR: File already exists and is not a directory.')
++        logger.fatal('Please provide a different path or delete the file.')
++        sys.exit(3)
+ 
+     if os.environ.get('WORKING_ENV'):
+         logger.fatal('ERROR: you cannot run virtualenv while in a workingenv')
+-- 
diff --git a/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec b/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec
index 78806af..7ccd34e 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-virtualenv.spec
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
 
 Name:           python-virtualenv
 Version:        1.10.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool to create isolated Python environments
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        MIT
 URL:            http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv
 Source0:        http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/virtualenv/virtualenv-%{version}.tar.gz
+# Patch that shows a custom error message when a FILE passed to virtualenv
+# to be used as 'home dir' already exists and is NOT a directory.
+# rhbz#1306513
+Patch0:         polish-error-msg-when-file-is-passed.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ licensed under an MIT-style permissive license.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n virtualenv-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 %{__sed} -i -e "1s|#!/usr/bin/env python||" virtualenv.py 
 
 
@@ -66,6 +71,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 09 2016 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 1.10.1-3
+- Added a patch that shows a custom error message when a FILE passed to
+  virtualenv to be used as 'home dir' already exists and is NOT a directory.
+Resolves: rhbz#1306513
+
 * Fri Dec 27 2013 Daniel Mach <dmach@redhat.com> - 1.10.1-2
 - Mass rebuild 2013-12-27