diff --git a/jsondb.js b/jsondb.js
index 02f8d03..24b45ab 100644
--- a/jsondb.js
+++ b/jsondb.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = function(name){
 
 	this.init = function(){
 		fs.readFile(this.file, (err, data) => {
-		    if (err.errno==-2 && err.code == "ENOENT"){
+		    if (err && err.errno==-2 && err.code == "ENOENT"){
 		    	this.set(db);
 		    	return;
 		    }else if (err) throw err;