diff --git a/lib.js b/lib.js
index c2646dc..ac1b875 100644
--- a/lib.js
+++ b/lib.js
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ async function splitUp(content) {
             let path = new URL(res.slice('file::'.length), 'https://tbg.dervland.net/').pathname;
             if (ext == 'txt' || ext == 'json') {
                 let san = sanitize(path.split('/').pop(), '');
-                content = await readFile(`${process.cwd()}/uploads/${san}`, 'utf-8');
+                try {
+                    content = await readFile(`${process.cwd()}/uploads/${san}`, 'utf-8');
+                } catch (err) {
+                    content = '';
+                }
             }
 
             let contentJson = {};
@@ -74,10 +78,10 @@ async function splitUp(content) {
             continue;
         }
         if (res[0] == '#') {
-           out[i] = { type: 'link', name: res, href };
+            out[i] = { type: 'link', name: res, href };
             continue;
         }
-        out[i] = {type: 'normal', data: res};
+        out[i] = { type: 'normal', data: res };
     }
     return out;
 }
diff --git a/views/formatted.ejs b/views/formatted.ejs
index 8305983..9d4e31f 100644
--- a/views/formatted.ejs
+++ b/views/formatted.ejs
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 </a>
 <% } else if (contentN.type == 'link') { %>
 <a class='link' href='<%= contentN.href %>'><%= contentN.name %></a>
-<% } else if (contentN.data.replaceAll(' ','').length > 0) { %>
+<% } else if (contentN.data && contentN.data.replaceAll(' ','').length > 0) { %>
 <span class='commentbox'><%= contentN.data %></span>
 <% } } %>
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