diff --git a/.local/bin/statusbar/nettraf b/.local/bin/statusbar/nettraf
index 82305c3..a3c9f6f 100755
--- a/.local/bin/statusbar/nettraf
+++ b/.local/bin/statusbar/nettraf
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ logfile="${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/netlog"
 prevdata="$(cat "$logfile")"
 
 rxcurrent="$(($(paste -d '+' /sys/class/net/[ew]*/statistics/rx_bytes)))"
+[ -f "$logfile" ] || echo "0 0" > $logfile
 txcurrent="$(($(paste -d '+' /sys/class/net/[^lo]*/statistics/tx_bytes)))"
 
 printf "🔻%sKiB 🔺%sKiB\\n" \