diff --git a/dotfiles/i3/scripts/arch_linux_news/arch_linux_news b/dotfiles/i3/scripts/arch_linux_news/arch_linux_news
index 31e17c0..1187fdb 100755
--- a/dotfiles/i3/scripts/arch_linux_news/arch_linux_news
+++ b/dotfiles/i3/scripts/arch_linux_news/arch_linux_news
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     last_seen_file_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/arch_linux_news_last_seen")
 
+    last_seen = ""
+
     try:
         with open(last_seen_file_path, "r") as last_seen_file:
             last_seen = last_seen_file.read().strip()
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        with open(last_seen_file_path, "w") as last_seen_file:
-            last_seen_file.write("")
+        pass
 
     url = "https://www.archlinux.org/feeds/news/"
     feed = feedparser.parse(url)