diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 92da561..0b1c962 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -120,9 +120,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	//spew.Dump(navMap)
 
-	templateDir := *inDir + "/templates"
-	helper.SetTemplateDir(templateDir)
-	helper.RegisterFilters(templateDir + "/filters")
+	templatesDir := *inDir + "/templates"
+	helper.SetTemplateDir(templatesDir)
+	filtersDir := templatesDir + "/filters"
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filtersDir); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		helper.RegisterFilters(filtersDir)
+	}
 	helper.ProcessContent(contentConfig, contentConfig)
 
 	helper.ProcessAssets()