diff --git a/v2ray-core/files/etc/init.d/v2ray b/v2ray-core/files/etc/init.d/v2ray
index 513058ce0..3e4b38c64 100755
--- a/v2ray-core/files/etc/init.d/v2ray
+++ b/v2ray-core/files/etc/init.d/v2ray
@@ -1882,7 +1882,7 @@ setup_transparent_proxy() {
 		ext_args="--dport 0:1023 $ext_args"
 	fi
 
-	if [ -n "$(cat "$FILE_V2RAY_DNSMASQ_CACHE" | grep -v "^$" | grep -v "^#")" ] ; then
+	if [ -f $FILE_V2RAY_DNSMASQ_CACHE ] && [ -n "$(cat "$FILE_V2RAY_DNSMASQ_CACHE" | grep -v "^$" | grep -v "^#")" ] ; then
 		local dir="$(dirname "$FILE_V2RAY_DNSMASQ")"
 		test -d "$dir" || mkdir -p "$dir"
 		cat "$FILE_V2RAY_DNSMASQ_CACHE" >"$FILE_V2RAY_DNSMASQ" 2>/dev/null