diff --git a/tildetown-py/stats.py b/tildetown-py/stats.py
index de3932d..11cf49b 100644
--- a/tildetown-py/stats.py
+++ b/tildetown-py/stats.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def default_p(username):
 
 def bounded_find(path):
     # find might return 1 but still have worked fine.
-    return find(path, "-maxdepth" "3", _ok_code=[0,1])
+    return find(path, "-maxdepth", "3", _ok_code=[0,1])
 
 def guarded_mtime(path):
     try:
diff --git a/tildetown-py/util.py b/tildetown-py/util.py
index 3b1fd5d..bc58dc0 100644
--- a/tildetown-py/util.py
+++ b/tildetown-py/util.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 def slurp(file_path):
     contents = None
-    with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
-        contents = f.read()
+    try:
+        with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
+            contents = f.read()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
     return contents
 
 def thread(initial, *fns):