diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 45f58ce9..213bf0ac 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html) and [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format. 
 
+## [0.9.3] - 2020-09-02
+
+### Fixed
+- warning in `seek` method when executed with `strict_exists=None`
+
 ## [0.9.2] - 2020-08-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/refgenconf/_version.py b/refgenconf/_version.py
index 380d35b3..faa5dea2 100644
--- a/refgenconf/_version.py
+++ b/refgenconf/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.9.2"
\ No newline at end of file
+__version__ = "0.9.3"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/refgenconf/refgenconf.py b/refgenconf/refgenconf.py
index 045e3322..b15ff68a 100755
--- a/refgenconf/refgenconf.py
+++ b/refgenconf/refgenconf.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def seek(self, genome_name, asset_name, tag_name=None, seek_key=None,
         # return option2 if existence not enforced
         if strict_exists is None:
             _LOGGER.debug(msg)
-        if strict_exists is True:
+        elif strict_exists is True:
             raise OSError(msg)
         else:
             warnings.warn(msg, RuntimeWarning)