diff --git a/cli-setup.cabal b/cli-setup.cabal
--- a/cli-setup.cabal
+++ b/cli-setup.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 1.18
 name: cli-setup
-version: 0.2.0.2
+version: 0.2.0.3
 license: BSD3
 license-file: LICENSE
 copyright: Copyright: (c) 2018 Vanessa McHale
diff --git a/src/Distribution/CommandLine.hs b/src/Distribution/CommandLine.hs
--- a/src/Distribution/CommandLine.hs
+++ b/src/Distribution/CommandLine.hs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
     , writeTheFuck
     ) where
 
-import           Control.Monad      (unless, void)
+import           Control.Monad      (unless, void, when)
 import           Data.Bool          (bool)
 import           Data.FileEmbed     (embedStringFile)
 import           System.Directory   (createDirectoryIfMissing,
-                                     doesDirectoryExist)
+                                     doesDirectoryExist, doesFileExist)
 import           System.Environment (lookupEnv)
 import           System.Process     (readCreateProcessWithExitCode, shell)
 
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@
     case home of
         Just x -> do
             let bashRc = x ++ "/.bashrc"
-            config <- readFile bashRc
-            unless ("#manpath updated by cli-setup" `elem` lines config && length config > 0)
-                (appendFile bashRc "\n#manpath updated by cli-setup\nexport MANPATH=~/.local/share:$MANPATH\n" >>
-                 void (readCreateProcessWithExitCode (shell $ "MANPATH=" ++ x ++ "/.local/share mandb") ""))
+            b <- doesFileExist bashRc
+            when b $ do
+                config <- readFile bashRc
+                unless ("#manpath updated by cli-setup" `elem` lines config && length config > 0)
+                    (appendFile bashRc "\n#manpath updated by cli-setup\nexport MANPATH=~/.local/share:$MANPATH\n" >>
+                    void (readCreateProcessWithExitCode (shell $ "MANPATH=" ++ x ++ "/.local/share mandb") ""))
         Nothing -> pure ()
 
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