diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index 7e2ee37..df574a5 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ export default class AdvancedMerge extends Plugin {
 							.onClick(async () => {
 								const { vault } = this.app;
 
-								const destination = await vault.create(
-									`${folder.path}-merged.md`,
-									""
-								);
-
 								const files = vault
 									.getMarkdownFiles()
 									.filter(
@@ -35,6 +30,11 @@ export default class AdvancedMerge extends Plugin {
 										return 0;
 									});
 
+								const destination = await vault.create(
+									`${folder.path}-merged.md`,
+									""
+								);
+
 								files.forEach(async (file) => {
 									let contents = await vault.read(file);
 									contents = `\n# ${file.name.replace(