diff --git a/src/yunohost/journals.py b/src/yunohost/journals.py
index 086af2113..1e4481ed0 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/journals.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/journals.py
@@ -43,4 +43,8 @@ def journals_list():
         limit -- Maximum number of domain fetched
 
     """
+
+    if not os.path.exists(JOURNALS_PATH):
+        return {}
+
     return {}