diff --git a/.config/i3blocks/news/news b/.config/i3blocks/news/news
index f2b35f1..f20484c 100755
--- a/.config/i3blocks/news/news
+++ b/.config/i3blocks/news/news
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-newsboat -x print-unread | cut -d' ' -f1
+lastfile=/tmp/lastnewscount.$USER
+last=$(cat $lastfile)
+(newsboat -x print-unread || echo $last) | cut -d' ' -f1 | tee $lastfile