diff --git a/src/state.js b/src/state.js
index 435f950..aa07f0a 100644
--- a/src/state.js
+++ b/src/state.js
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ function getState () {
     ? CONSTANTS.STATE_PATH
     : CONSTANTS.DEFAULT_STATE_PATH
 
-  return fs.readFileSync(statePath).buffer
+  if (fs.existsSync(statePath)) {
+    return fs.readFileSync(statePath).buffer
+  }
 }
 
 /**