diff --git a/.local/bin/bookmarksearch b/.local/bin/bookmarksearch
index 3635b8e1..c44b07ea 100644
--- a/.local/bin/bookmarksearch
+++ b/.local/bin/bookmarksearch
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 FILE="~/.local/share/larbs/urlquery"
 
+[ -s "$FILE" ] || echo "[]" > "$FILE"
+
 OBJ_SELECTED=$(jq -r ".[][0]" "$FILE" | rofi -dmenu -l 10 -p "Select a website")
 
 ENTRY_EXISTS=$(jq -r --arg sel "$OBJ_SELECTED" 'map(.[0] == $sel) | any' "$FILE")