From 793a2dfd75356b63d00cfe24dcc4fe72fd9da9c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bob Mottram <bob@libreserver.org>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 16:49:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add readers if needed

---
 reading.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/reading.py b/reading.py
index 82c0118b8..b01a23283 100644
--- a/reading.py
+++ b/reading.py
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ def remove_reading_event(base_dir: str,
         readers_path + '/' + actor.replace('/', '#') + '.json'
 
     reader_books_json = {}
+    if 'readers' not in books_cache:
+        books_cache['readers'] = {}
     if books_cache['readers'].get(actor):
         reader_books_json = books_cache['readers'][actor]
     elif os.path.isfile(reader_books_filename):