1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/barf b/barf
index c19ec94..b4ba0a5 100755
--- a/barf
+++ b/barf
@@ -175,10 +175,11 @@ EOF
 initialize_timestamps() {
     if [ ! -f "$timestamp_file" ] || [ ! -s "$timestamp_file" ]; then
         echo "Initializing timestamps..."
-        for f in index.md posts/*.md pages/*.md; do
+        touch "$timestamp_file"  # Ensure the file exists
+        for f in index.md posts/*.md pages/*.md header.html footer.html; do
             update_timestamp "$f"
         done
-        echo "Timestamps initialized for all Markdown files."
+        echo "Timestamps initialized for all files."
     fi
 }