diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d45597..2f39923 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ __pycache__/
 /test/
 /documentation_images/customtkinter_design.afdesign
 /images/
-Readme_pypi.md
+/Readme_pypi.md
+project.toml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dd8bdf3..2cb9a88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import os
 
 
 def read(filename):
-    return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), filename)).read()
+    try:
+        return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), filename)).read()
+    except Exception as err:
+        return ""
 
 
 setup(name="customtkinter",