diff --git a/html/journal.php b/html/journal.php
index 9c43782f..07b57dff 100644
--- a/html/journal.php
+++ b/html/journal.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 require "../include/variables.php";
 require "../include/functions.php";
 
-if (isset($_GET['article']) == false || filter_var($_GET['article'], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) == false) {
-    $article = "0";
-} else {
+if (filter_var($_GET['article'], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT)) {
     $article = $_GET['article'];
+} else {
+    $article = "";
 }
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if (isset($_GET['article']) == false || filter_var($_GET['article'], FILTER_VALI
             <div>
                 <div>
                     <?php
-                        if (file_exists('../content/journal/' . $article . '.md')) {
+                        if ($article != "" && file_exists('../content/journal/' . $article . '.md')) {
                             $markdownContent = file_get_contents('../content/journal/' . $article . '.md');
 
                             require_once '../include/parsedown.php';
