diff --git a/instaloader.py b/instaloader.py
index 5094fba..ac9ccc3 100755
--- a/instaloader.py
+++ b/instaloader.py
@@ -145,12 +145,15 @@ def save_session(session, filename, quiet=False):
 def load_session(filename, quiet=False):
     if filename is None:
         filename = DEFAULTSESSIONFILE
-    with open(filename, 'rb') as sessionfile:
-        session = requests.Session()
-        session.cookies = requests.utils.cookiejar_from_dict(pickle.load(sessionfile))
-        session.headers.update(default_http_header())
-        log("Loaded session from %s." % filename, quiet=quiet)
-        return session
+    try:
+        with open(filename, 'rb') as sessionfile:
+            session = requests.Session()
+            session.cookies = requests.utils.cookiejar_from_dict(pickle.load(sessionfile))
+            session.headers.update(default_http_header())
+            log("Loaded session from %s." % filename, quiet=quiet)
+            return session
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
 
 def test_login(user, session):
     if user is None or session is None: