diff --git a/modules/app/rss/config.el b/modules/app/rss/config.el
index ad424271e..a17947150 100644
--- a/modules/app/rss/config.el
+++ b/modules/app/rss/config.el
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ easier to scroll through.")
   :init
   (setq rmh-elfeed-org-files (list "elfeed.org"))
   :config
-  (let ((default-directory org-directory))
-    (setq rmh-elfeed-org-files
-          (mapcar #'expand-file-name rmh-elfeed-org-files)))
-  (elfeed-org))
+  (and (let ((default-directory org-directory))
+         (setq rmh-elfeed-org-files
+               (cl-remove-if-not
+                #'file-exists-p (mapcar #'expand-file-name rmh-elfeed-org-files))))
+       (elfeed-org)))