diff --git a/stockTicker.py b/stockTicker.py
index 4d70d6c..b634da4 100755
--- a/stockTicker.py
+++ b/stockTicker.py
@@ -1861,13 +1861,16 @@ class StockTicker():
             except:
                 pass
 
-        if all_stocks_settings['prepost']:
-            try:
-                f = open('csv/prepost_settings.json', 'r')
-                prepost_settings = json.load(f)
-                f.close()
-            except:
-                pass
+        try:
+            if all_stocks_settings['prepost']:
+                try:
+                    f = open('csv/prepost_settings.json', 'r')
+                    prepost_settings = json.load(f)
+                    f.close()
+                except:
+                    pass
+        except:
+            pass
 
         stock_info = all_stocks_settings['symbols']
         symbols = list(stock_info.keys())