diff --git a/src/command/build/runner.rs b/src/command/build/runner.rs
index de9edbb..42deb7b 100644
--- a/src/command/build/runner.rs
+++ b/src/command/build/runner.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ async fn get_output_directory(config: &Config) -> Result<PathBuf, CustomError> {
 
 async fn get_post_directories(config: &Config) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, CustomError> {
     let mut ret = Vec::new();
+    if !config.get_posts_directory().exists() {
+        return Ok(ret);
+    }
     let mut entries = tokio::fs::read_dir(config.get_posts_directory()).await?;
     while let Some(entry) = entries.next_entry().await? {
         let file_type = entry.file_type().await?;