diff --git a/lib/node.js b/lib/node.js
index f8ccc79..676d645 100644
--- a/lib/node.js
+++ b/lib/node.js
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export const Node = {
 
   getMarkdownFolder: function() {
     const notesDir = path.join(process.cwd(), 'notes')
-    if (!Node.isFile(notesDir)) throw new Error("The notes directory has not been created yet")
+    if (!Node.isFile(notesDir)) {
+      console.warn("Notes Directory does not seem to exist: ", notesDir)
+    }
     return notesDir
   }
 }