diff --git a/.config/ags/services/todo.js b/.config/ags/services/todo.js
index 4ea21075..377fd8c2 100644
--- a/.config/ags/services/todo.js
+++ b/.config/ags/services/todo.js
@@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ class TodoService extends Service {
     constructor() {
         super();
         this._todoPath = `${GLib.get_user_cache_dir()}/ags/user/todo.json`;
-        if (!fileExists(this._todoPath)) { // No? create file with empty array
+        try {
+            const fileContents = Utils.readFile(this._todoPath);
+            this._todoJson = JSON.parse(fileContents);
+        }
+        catch {
             Utils.exec(`bash -c 'mkdir -p ${GLib.get_user_cache_dir()}/ags/user'`);
             Utils.exec(`touch ${this._todoPath}`);
             Utils.writeFile("[]", this._todoPath).then(() => {
                 this._todoJson = JSON.parse(Utils.readFile(this._todoPath))
             }).catch(print);
         }
-        else {
-            const fileContents = Utils.readFile(this._todoPath);
-            this._todoJson = JSON.parse(fileContents);
-        }
     }
 }