diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 4248eb8..9fac0e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+0.2.4
+-----
+Fix bug if salt files deleted
+
 0.2.3
 -----
 Bugfix
diff --git a/kpcli/datastructures.py b/kpcli/datastructures.py
index 8ce2a6f..3e576c7 100644
--- a/kpcli/datastructures.py
+++ b/kpcli/datastructures.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def setup(self):
 
     def get_password(self):
         self.setup()
-        if self.latest_salt_file.exists() and self.password_file.exists():
+        if self.latest_salt_file is not None and self.password_file.exists():
             timestamp = float(self.latest_salt_file.name.split("_")[-1])
             # check timestamp and delete/refresh salt every 24 hrs
             if datetime.now().timestamp() - timestamp > self.timeout:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3fef3ab..3451423 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "kpcli"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 description = "A simple command line tool to interact with KeePassX databases"
 authors = ["Becky Smith <rebkwok@gmail.com>"]
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"