diff --git a/src/Project.zig b/src/Project.zig
index 4f5e757..66bacf1 100644
--- a/src/Project.zig
+++ b/src/Project.zig
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ pub fn restore_state_v1(self: *Self, data: []const u8) !void {
         }
         tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ "restore_state_v1", "file", path, mtime, row, col });
         self.longest_file_path = @max(self.longest_file_path, path.len);
-        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch continue;
+        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch {
+            try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col);
+            continue;
+        };
         switch (stat.kind) {
             .sym_link, .file => try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col),
             else => {},
@@ -260,7 +263,10 @@ pub fn restore_state_v0(self: *Self, data: []const u8) error{
     }) {
         tp.trace(tp.channel.debug, .{ "restore_state_v0", "file", path, mtime, row, col });
         self.longest_file_path = @max(self.longest_file_path, path.len);
-        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch continue;
+        const stat = std.fs.cwd().statFile(path) catch {
+            try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col);
+            continue;
+        };
         switch (stat.kind) {
             .sym_link, .file => try self.update_mru_internal(path, mtime, row, col),
             else => {},