diff --git a/functions.py b/functions.py
index d0d7221..58ec570 100644
--- a/functions.py
+++ b/functions.py
@@ -136,4 +136,7 @@ def get_resource(resource):
         with open(os.path.join(sublime.packages_path(), '..', resource), encoding='utf-8') as fp:
             return fp.read()
     else:
-        return sublime.load_resource(resource)
+        try:
+            return sublime.load_resource(resource)
+        except:
+            return sublime.load_resource('Monokai.sublime-color-scheme')