diff --git a/bashaliases/.bash_aliases b/bashaliases/.bash_aliases
index 229a1cd..68b0baf 100644
--- a/bashaliases/.bash_aliases
+++ b/bashaliases/.bash_aliases
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ alias la='ls -A'
 alias ll='ls -alF'
 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
 
-. .bash_aliases_local
+test -r .bash_aliases_local && . .bash_aliases_local