diff --git a/ews_cli/rules.py b/ews_cli/rules.py
index 52a9902..ee246f4 100644
--- a/ews_cli/rules.py
+++ b/ews_cli/rules.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os.path
 import yaml
 from collections import defaultdict
 from . import util, msg
@@ -39,35 +40,38 @@ def load_rules(self):
         self.filters = []
 
         cfg = util.get_config("filters.yaml")
-        stream = open(cfg, 'r')
 
-        flt = yaml.load(stream)
+        if os.path.isfile(cfg):
 
-        for data in flt:
+            stream = open(cfg, 'r')
 
-            name = data['filter_name']
-            folder = data['target_folder']
+            flt = yaml.load(stream)
 
-            header = data['header']
+            for data in flt:
 
-            sender = header['sender']
-            author = header['from']
-            to = header['to']
-            reply_to = header['reply_to']
-            subject = header['subject']
+                name = data['filter_name']
+                folder = data['target_folder']
 
-            if data['match'] == 'full':
-                partial = False
-            else:
-                partial = True
+                header = data['header']
+
+                sender = header['sender']
+                author = header['from']
+                to = header['to']
+                reply_to = header['reply_to']
+                subject = header['subject']
+
+                if data['match'] == 'full':
+                    partial = False
+                else:
+                    partial = True
 
-            self.add_filter(name,folder,sender,author,to,reply_to,subject,partial)
+                self.add_filter(name,folder,sender,author,to,reply_to,subject,partial)
 
-        try:
-            from . import rules_custom as rc
-            rc.load_custom(self)
-        except ImportError:
-            print('No Custom Rules Found... skipping...')
+            try:
+                from . import rules_custom as rc
+                rc.load_custom(self)
+            except ImportError:
+                print('No Custom Rules Found... skipping...')
 
     def save_rules(self):
         flt = []
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 533bef1..65d2a16 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(name='ews-cli',
-      version='0.1.0.7',
+      version='0.1.0.8',
       description='Filter email via EWS endpoint',
       url='https://github.com/KebinuChiousu/ews_cli',
-      download_url='https://github.com/KebinuChiousu/ews_cli/archive/v0.1.0.7.tar.gz',
+      download_url='https://github.com/KebinuChiousu/ews_cli/archive/v0.1.0.8.tar.gz',
       author='Kevin Meredith',
       author_email='kevin@meredithkm.info',
       license='MIT',