diff --git a/cdp/wallet.py b/cdp/wallet.py
index b7532c7..e5e81a8 100644
--- a/cdp/wallet.py
+++ b/cdp/wallet.py
@@ -473,8 +473,9 @@ def _existing_seeds(self, file_path: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """
         seeds_in_file = {}
 
-        with open(file_path) as f:
-            seeds_in_file = json.load(f)
+        if os.path.exists(file_path):
+            with open(file_path) as f:
+                seeds_in_file = json.load(f)
 
         return seeds_in_file