From ecc8dc266a74dbd733472e6351e5a4ce64f72536 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lost Paul <70213368+LostPaul@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:14:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix #259

---
 src/template.ts | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/template.ts b/src/template.ts
index a13a51a..7d6914e 100644
--- a/src/template.ts
+++ b/src/template.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ export async function applyTemplate(
 	leaf?: WorkspaceLeaf | null,
 	templatePath?: string
 ) {
+	const fileContent = await plugin.app.vault.read(file).catch((err) => {
+		console.error(`Error reading file ${file.path}:`, err);
+	});
+	if (fileContent !== '') return;
+
 	const templateFile = templatePath
 		? plugin.app.vault.getAbstractFileByPath(templatePath)
 		: null;