diff --git a/src/elwig-backend b/src/elwig-backend
index 4d62593..e42e572 100755
--- a/src/elwig-backend
+++ b/src/elwig-backend
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import urllib.parse
 import gzip
 
 
-VERSION: str = '0.0.2'
+VERSION: str = '0.0.3'
 
 CNX: sqlite3.Cursor
 USER_FILE: str
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ class ElwigApi(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                         return u, r
                     else:
                         self.error(401, 'Unauthorized')
+                        return None, None
+        self.error(401, 'Unauthorized')
         return None, None
 
     def exec_collection(self, sql_query: str, fmt: Callable, filters: list[Filter],