diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 9dddcdd3..105367d0 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -667,11 +667,12 @@ class Main:
             manual_archive = self.config.manual_archive
             if manual_archive:
                 previouslyArchived = False
-                with open(manual_archive, 'r') as f:
-                    for line in f.readlines():
-                        if idDict['archive_id'] in line:
-                            previouslyArchived = True
-                            break
+                if os.path.exists(manual_archive):
+                    with open(manual_archive, 'r') as f:
+                        for line in f.readlines():
+                            if idDict['archive_id'] in line:
+                                previouslyArchived = True
+                                break
 
                 if not previouslyArchived:
                     with open(manual_archive, 'a') as f: