diff --git a/shop.py b/shop.py
index 140f961..28afdf0 100644
--- a/shop.py
+++ b/shop.py
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ def show_shop(shopid):
         return redirect(url_for('list_shops'))
     data_dir=os.path.join(DATADIR, get_username(row[2]))
     data_file=os.path.join(data_dir, row[1]+".md")
+    if not os.path.exists(data_file):
+        open(data_file, 'wt').close()
     entries=[]
     content=open(data_file, 'rt').read().decode('utf-8')
     for i,row in enumerate(open( data_file, 'rt').read().decode('utf-8').split("\n")):