diff --git a/src/file-utility/file-utility.test.ts b/src/file-utility/file-utility.test.ts
index 453e4e3..d7ed4c6 100644
--- a/src/file-utility/file-utility.test.ts
+++ b/src/file-utility/file-utility.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,30 @@ describe('fileUtility functions', () => {
 
       expect(newTargetContent).toEqual(srcContent);
     });
+
+    it('should not crash if the file does not exist', async () => {
+      const srcPath = `${tmpFolder}/a.md`;
+      const targetPath = `${tmpFolder}/b.md`;
+
+      await setup();
+
+      overwriteFile(srcPath, targetPath);
+    });
+
+    it('should write the file if the file destination does not exist', async () => {
+      const srcPath = `${tmpFolder}/a.md`;
+      const srcContent = nanoid();
+
+      const targetPath = `${tmpFolder}/b.md`;
+
+      await setup();
+      fs.writeFileSync(srcPath, srcContent);
+
+      overwriteFile(srcPath, targetPath);
+      const newTargetContent = fs.readFileSync(targetPath).toString();
+
+      expect(newTargetContent).toEqual(srcContent);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('overwriteJsonFileFields function', () => {
diff --git a/src/file-utility/file-utility.ts b/src/file-utility/file-utility.ts
index 0d913a9..3199cba 100644
--- a/src/file-utility/file-utility.ts
+++ b/src/file-utility/file-utility.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-import fs from 'fs';
+import fs, { existsSync } from 'fs';
 
 export const overwriteFile = (fileSrcPath: string, fileTargetPath: string): void => {
+  if (!existsSync(fileSrcPath)) return;
   const content = fs.readFileSync(fileSrcPath);
   fs.writeFileSync(fileTargetPath, content);
 };