diff --git a/nix/home-manager/profiles/nix-channels.nix b/nix/home-manager/profiles/nix-channels.nix
index 4a0eebe..e2901ba 100644
--- a/nix/home-manager/profiles/nix-channels.nix
+++ b/nix/home-manager/profiles/nix-channels.nix
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ in {
     set -ex
     if test -f $HOME/.nix-channels; then
       echo Uninstalling available channels...
-      while read url channel; do
-        nix-channel --remove $channel
-      done < $HOME/.nix-channel
+      if test -f $HOME/.nix-channel; then
+        while read url channel; do
+          nix-channel --remove $channel
+        done < $HOME/.nix-channel
+      fi
       echo Moving existing file away...
       touch $HOME/.nix-channels.dummy
       mv --backup=numbered $HOME/.nix-channels.dummy $HOME/.nix-channels