diff --git a/Home/Utils/BlogPost.ts b/Home/Utils/BlogPost.ts
index acf0ecd2f43..8d7811a3f82 100644
--- a/Home/Utils/BlogPost.ts
+++ b/Home/Utils/BlogPost.ts
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ export default class BlogPostUtil {
     const formattedPostDate: string =
       this.getFormattedPostDateFromFileName(fileName);
 
+    if (!(await LocalFile.doesFileExist(filePath))) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
     let markdownContent: string = await LocalFile.read(filePath);
 
     // Resolve author WITHOUT hitting GitHub API. Use Blogs.json to get username, Authors.json for name/bio.
@@ -810,7 +814,11 @@ export default class BlogPostUtil {
       if (!(await LocalFile.doesFileExist(filePath))) {
         return null;
       }
-      let markdownContent: string = await LocalFile.read(filePath);
+      if (!(await LocalFile.doesFileExist(filePath))) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    let markdownContent: string = await LocalFile.read(filePath);
       if (!markdownContent || !markdownContent.trim()) {
         return null;
       }