diff --git a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
index 29c3ecd..4758753 100644
--- a/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/pttodo-cli/cli.go
@@ -174,9 +174,12 @@ func edit(dry bool, filepaths []string) error {
 		} else if err := ioutil.WriteFile(path.Join(tempDir, path.Base(target)), c, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		info, _ := os.Stat(target)
 		originals[target] = original
-		lastModified[target] = info.ModTime()
+		if info, _ := os.Stat(target); info != nil {
+			lastModified[target] = info.ModTime()
+		} else {
+			lastModified[target] = time.Time{}
+		}
 	}
 	if err := vimd(tempDir); err != nil {
 		return err