diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index b6ca9b7..8670d64 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const mappings = new Map(JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('mappings')) || []);
 let statusLine = document.getElementById('status');
 // store for when done with sorting TODO display
 let splash = document.getElementById('current-file').innerHTML;
+let noFiles = document.getElementById('file-list').innerHTML;
 
 let history = [];
 
@@ -87,6 +88,10 @@ function renderMoveButtons() {
 
 function renderFileList() {
     const fileListDiv = document.getElementById('file-list');
+    if (fileList.length == 0) {
+        fileListDiv.innerHTML = noFiles;
+        return;
+    }
     fileListDiv.innerHTML = '';
     fileList.forEach(file => {
         const p = document.createElement('p');
@@ -95,7 +100,7 @@ function renderFileList() {
             classes += " selected-file-list-item";
         }
         p.setAttribute("class", classes)
-        p.innerHTML = file;
+        p.textContent = file;
         fileListDiv.appendChild(p);
     });
 }