diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 0905381..fedbbb8 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ function setDMRNetwork($network) {
 }
 
 function getDMRNetwork() {
-   $fp = fopen('config/DMRNetwork.txt', 'r');
-   $network = fread($fp, filesize("config/DMRNetwork.txt"));
-   fclose($fp);
-   return $network;
+   if (file_exists('config/DMRNetwork.txt')) {
+      $fp = fopen('config/DMRNetwork.txt', 'r');
+      $network = fread($fp, filesize("config/DMRNetwork.txt"));
+      fclose($fp);
+      return $network;	 
+   } else {
+   	  return "";
+   }
+   
 }
 
 function getDMRNetwork2() {