diff --git a/master.py b/master.py
index 589f24a..4e6adf8 100644
--- a/master.py
+++ b/master.py
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ def find_all_files_for_pkg(name, repo):
 
 
 def get_failed_packages(repo):
-    with open(os.path.join(config["basedir"]["repo"], repo + "_failed.txt")) as p:
-        return p.read().splitlines()
+    if os.path.exists(os.path.join(config["basedir"]["repo"], repo + "_failed.txt")):
+        with open(os.path.join(config["basedir"]["repo"], repo + "_failed.txt")) as p:
+            return p.read().splitlines()
+    else:
+        return []
 
 
 def build(pkgbuild, repo):