diff --git a/src/orders.cpp b/src/orders.cpp
index 9d6a77c..fa96382 100644
--- a/src/orders.cpp
+++ b/src/orders.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ const fs::path &orders::get_path() {
 
 orders::orders(const with_data_directory &dir)
     : json(json::array()), data_directory(dir) {
-  if (!fs::exists(get_path())) {
-    write();
-  } else {
+  if (fs::exists(get_path())) {
     load();
+  } else {
+    write();
   }
 }