1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/todolist/app.go b/todolist/app.go
index 1ab6b20..e3d8cc7 100644
--- a/todolist/app.go
+++ b/todolist/app.go
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ type App struct {
 
 func NewApp() *App {
 	app := &App{TodoList: &TodoList{}, TodoStore: NewFileStore()}
+	if app.TodoStore.FileLocation == "" {
+		fmt.Println("No todo file found!")
+		fmt.Println("You may run 'todo init' to initialize an empty repo in current directory.")
+		return nil
+	}
 	return app
 }