diff --git a/static/style/main.css b/static/style/main.css
index 2980c1d..f0c8ccd 100644
--- a/static/style/main.css
+++ b/static/style/main.css
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ pre {
     padding-left: 20px;
 }
 
+.grayed {
+    color: gray;
+}
+
 
 .editor-toolbar {
     border-top: 0px solid #444;
diff --git a/templates/main.html b/templates/main.html
index 0bc4fe1..cff0fe2 100644
--- a/templates/main.html
+++ b/templates/main.html
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@
             <a href="/{{ path }}?edit">Edit</a>
             {% endif %}
 
-            {% autoescape false %}
-            {{ markdown(content, extensions=['extra']) }}
-            {% endautoescape %}
+            {% if content is not none %}
+                {% autoescape false %}
+                {{ markdown(content, extensions=['extra']) }}
+                {% endautoescape %}
+            {% else %}
+                <p class="grayed">This document doesn't exist</p>
+            {% endif %}
         {% else %}
             <form method="POST" action="/{{ path }}">
                 <textarea id="markdown-textarea" name="text">{{ content }}</textarea>