diff --git a/get_page_stats.py b/get_page_stats.py
index 0054a5c..26b3ae5 100755
--- a/get_page_stats.py
+++ b/get_page_stats.py
@@ -164,7 +164,9 @@ def parse_logfile(logfile_path: str, locations: List[str],
     visit_dict: VisitDict = dict(map(lambda x: (x, set()), locations))
     bot_visit_dict: VisitDict = dict(map(lambda x: (x, set()), locations))
     other_visit_dict: VisitDict = defaultdict(set)
-
+    if abs(os.path.getmtime(logfile_path) - datetime.now().timestamp()) >= 24 * 3600:
+        print("Log file is too old, there was no access today.")
+        logfile_path="/dev/null"
     with open(logfile_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as logfile:
         for line in logfile:
             match_obj = re.match(known_page_regex, line)