diff --git a/Source/CSharpAnalytics/Serializers/AppDataContractSerializer.cs b/Source/CSharpAnalytics/Serializers/AppDataContractSerializer.cs
index 1ce8243..1e1ee61 100644
--- a/Source/CSharpAnalytics/Serializers/AppDataContractSerializer.cs
+++ b/Source/CSharpAnalytics/Serializers/AppDataContractSerializer.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace CSharpAnalytics.Serializers
     /// Provides an easy way to serialize and deserialize simple classes to a user AppData folder in
     /// Windows Forms applications.
     /// </summary>
-    internal static class AppDataContractSerializer
+    public static class AppDataContractSerializer
     {
         private static string folderPath;
 
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ public static async Task<T> Restore<T>(string filename = null, bool deleteBadDat
             try
             {
                 var file = GetFilePath<T>(filename);
+                if (!File.Exists(file))
+                {
+                    return default(T);
+                }
 
                 try
                 {