diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index ffa6846..156353d 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@
         <div class="post" id="refresh" onclick="window.location.href = 'index.php'">refresh feed</div>
         
         <?php
-        // // make sure the file, well, exists
-        // $myfile = fopen("posts.txt", "a");
-        // fclose($myfile);
+        // ensure the file exists before attempting to read from it
+        $myfile = fopen("posts.txt", "a");
+        fclose($myfile);
 
         // show content
         $myfile = fopen("posts.txt", "r") or die("Unable to open file!");