diff --git a/lua/bookmark.lua b/lua/bookmark.lua
index 5d772e5..b4b5be4 100644
--- a/lua/bookmark.lua
+++ b/lua/bookmark.lua
@@ -32,22 +32,33 @@ end
 function M.loadBookmarks()
   --clear current bookmarks
   bookmarks = {}
+  bookmarksFilePath = ".bookmarks"
   local path = vim.fs.find(".bookmarks", {upward = true, type="file"})[1]
   if not path then
     return
   end
   bookmarksFilePath = path
-  local fileContent = io.open(bookmarksFilePath, "r"):read("*a")
-  if fileContent and fileContent ~= "" then
-    bookmarks = vim.json.decode(fileContent)
+  local file = io.open(bookmarksFilePath, "r")
+  if file then
+    local fileContent = file:read("*a")
+    file:close()
+    if fileContent and fileContent ~= "" then
+      bookmarks = vim.json.decode(fileContent)
+    end
+  else
+    vim.notify("Failed to load Bookmarks")
   end
 end
 
 function M.saveBookmarks()
-  if #bookmarks > 1 then
+  if #bookmarks > 0 or vim.fn.filereadable(bookmarksFilePath) then
     local file = io.open(bookmarksFilePath, "w")
     if file then
       file:write(vim.json.encode(bookmarks))
+      file:flush()
+      file:close()
+    else
+      vim.notify("Failed to load Bookmarks")
     end
   end
 end
@@ -62,16 +73,16 @@ function M.addBookmark()
   end)
 end
 
-function M.selectBookmark(on_choice)
+function M.selectBookmark(action, on_choice)
   if bookmarks and #bookmarks > 0 then
-    vim.ui.select(bookmarks, {prompt = "Select Bookmark", format_item = function(item) return item.name end}, on_choice)
+    vim.ui.select(bookmarks, {prompt = action .." Bookmark", format_item = function(item) return item.name end}, on_choice)
   else
     vim.notify("No bookmarks set or loaded")
   end
 end
 
 function M.deleteBookmark()
-  M.selectBookmark(function(_, idx)
+  M.selectBookmark("Delete", function(_, idx)
     if idx then
       table.remove(bookmarks, idx)
     end
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ function M.deleteBookmark()
 end
 
 function M.jumpToBookmark()
-  M.selectBookmark(vim.schedule_wrap(function(item)
+  M.selectBookmark("Jump to",vim.schedule_wrap(function(item)
     if item then
       vim.cmd("edit " .. item.file)
       vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, item.cursor)