diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index ec78e85..f7bc25e 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ class Utils:
         if len(sys.argv) == 1:  # if no parameters were passed to the editor
             file_path = self.app.settings.last_opened_file
 
-            if os.path.isfile(file_path):
+            if os.path.isfile(file_path):  # open last opened file if it still exists else open the example file
+                file = File(self.app, file_path, file_path.split("/")[-1])
+                self.app.open_files[file_path] = file
+
+            else:
+                file_path = f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))}/example.txt"
                 file = File(self.app, file_path, file_path.split("/")[-1])
                 self.app.open_files[file_path] = file