diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 1b600c1..e0592ef 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ pub fn do_write_line(
 pub fn get_modification_time(file_path: &str) -> String {
     use chrono::{DateTime, Local};
     use std::fs;
+    use std::time::SystemTime;
+
+    let modification_time: SystemTime = fs::metadata(file_path)
+        .and_then(|m| m.modified())
+        .unwrap_or(SystemTime::now());
 
-    let metadata = fs::metadata(file_path).expect("Failed to get metadata");
-    let modification_time = metadata
-        .modified()
-        .expect("Failed to get modification time");
     let modification_time: DateTime<Local> = modification_time.into();
     let modification_time: String = modification_time
         .format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%.9f %z")