diff --git a/JustoBot/src/lib/threadState.js b/JustoBot/src/lib/threadState.js
index ff6efc9..9e9a8a9 100644
--- a/JustoBot/src/lib/threadState.js
+++ b/JustoBot/src/lib/threadState.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const STATE_DIR = path.join(import.meta.dirname, '../../data');
 const STATE_FILE = path.join(STATE_DIR, 'thread-state.json');
 
 export function getThreadTs(date) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(STATE_FILE)) return null;
   try {
     const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(STATE_FILE, 'utf-8'));
     return data.date === date ? data.ts : null;