diff --git a/launch.sh b/launch.sh
index 9361f1c..54215b4 100755
--- a/launch.sh
+++ b/launch.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ if [[ -z ${1} ]]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 if [[ ! -f "${VMS}/${1}.txt" ]]; then
-	echo "unable to find ${VMS}/${1}"
-	exit 1
+	echo "unable to find ${VMS}/${1}.txt"
+	if [[ -f "${VMS}/${1}.txt.free" ]]; then
+		echo "found ${VMS}/${1}.txt.free"
+		mv ${VMS}/${1}.txt.free ${VMS}/${1}.txt
+	else
+		exit 1
+	fi
 else
 	chown mischa ${VMS}/${1}.txt
 	chmod 600 ${VMS}/${1}.txt