diff --git a/funcs/games/hangman.py b/funcs/games/hangman.py
index 294fe59..34eb34e 100644
--- a/funcs/games/hangman.py
+++ b/funcs/games/hangman.py
@@ -62,17 +62,22 @@ class Hangman():
 
     async def stop(self, ctx):
         channel = str(ctx.channel.id)
-        self.bot.database["hangman games"].delete_one({"_id":channel})
+        game = self.bot.database["hangman games"].find_one({"_id": channel})
 
-        with open(f"resources/games/oldImages/hangman{channel}", "r") as f:
-            messages = f.read().splitlines()
+        if game is None:
+            await ctx.send("There's no game going on")
+        else:
+            self.bot.database["hangman games"].delete_one({"_id":channel})
 
-        for message in messages:
-            oldMessage = await ctx.channel.fetch_message(int(message))
-            self.bot.log("Deleting old message")
-            await oldMessage.delete()
+            with open(f"resources/games/oldImages/hangman{channel}", "r") as f:
+                messages = f.read().splitlines()
 
-        await ctx.send("Game stopped")
+            for message in messages:
+                oldMessage = await ctx.channel.fetch_message(int(message))
+                self.bot.log("Deleting old message")
+                await oldMessage.delete()
+
+            await ctx.send("Game stopped")
 
     async def guess(self, message, user, guess):
         channel = str(message.channel.id)