diff --git a/blogthon.cgi b/blogthon.cgi
index 2fcb619..bc246ab 100755
--- a/blogthon.cgi
+++ b/blogthon.cgi
@@ -243,13 +243,16 @@ else:
 	if linklist == "True":
 		print '            <div class="sidebarentry">'
 		print '                <small>links</small><br />'
-		content = open("linklist", "r")
-		for line in content:
-			if line.strip() is "":
-				print '                <br />'
-			else:
-				print '                &nbsp;<a href="' + line.split(" ")[0] + '" target="_blank">' + line.split(" ", 1)[1].strip() + '</a>&nbsp;<br />'
-		content.close()
+		try:
+			content = open("linklist", "r")
+			for line in content:
+				if line.strip() is "":
+					print '                <br />'
+				else:
+					print '                &nbsp;<a href="' + line.split(" ")[0] + '" target="_blank">' + line.split(" ", 1)[1].strip() + '</a>&nbsp;<br />'
+			content.close()
+		except:
+			print '                <br />'
 		print '            </div>'
 
 	print '        </div>'