diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d8812a4..2b913b9 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 import subprocess
 import time
 import requests
+import os
+import sys
 
+channel_list = []
 downloading = []
 
 
@@ -12,17 +15,27 @@ def download_stream(channel):
     subprocess.run(["dl-stream", "-r", channel])
 
 
-# Grab all the channels from channel_list.txt and put them in a list
-with open("channel_list.txt", "r") as file:
-    # channel_list = file.readlines()
-    channel_list = [
-        line for line in file if line.strip()
-    ]  # Removes all white spaces per line
-
+# Checks if the channel_list exists and if not makes one
+if os.path.exists("channel_list.txt"):
+    # Grab all the channels from channel_list.txt and put them in a list
+    with open("channel_list.txt", "r") as file:
+        # channel_list = file.readlines()
+        channel_list = [
+            line for line in file if line.strip()
+        ]  # Removes all white spaces per line
+else:
+    print("ERROR:'channel_list.txt' does not exist, creating now!")
+    with open("channel_list.txt", "w") as file:
+        pass  # Writes Nothing
+    sys.exit("Please populate the channel_list.txt with one channel per line!")
 
 # Run untill progam is killed
 while True:
+    # Exits the program if there is no channels to Grab
+    if not channel_list:
+        sys.exit("Please populate the channel_list.txt with one channel per line!")
     for channel in channel_list:
+        channel = channel.strip()
         contents = requests.get("https://www.twitch.tv/" + channel).content.decode(
             "utf-8"
         )