diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index c6c7b3d..3b0ac4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.25
+* Fix crash when sending a non existing file
+
 1.24
 * Add /dropautoreact command
 * Add /listautoreact command
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 93ecbbd..d87040f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-localslackirc (1.24-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+localslackirc (1.25-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
 
- -- Salvo 'LtWorf' Tomaselli <ltworf@debian.org>  Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:06:54 +0100
+ -- Salvo 'LtWorf' Tomaselli <ltworf@debian.org>  Mon, 29 Jan 2024 16:08:41 +0100
+
+localslackirc (1.24-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release
+
+ -- Salvo 'LtWorf' Tomaselli <ltworf@debian.org>  Sat, 02 Dec 2023 16:46:36 +0100
 
 localslackirc (1.23-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/irc.py b/irc.py
index 5cf2887..43a2af1 100644
--- a/irc.py
+++ b/irc.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # localslackirc
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2023 Salvo "LtWorf" Tomaselli
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2024 Salvo "LtWorf" Tomaselli
 #
 # localslackirc is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 from diff import seddiff
 
 
-VERSION = '1.24'
+VERSION = '1.25'
 
 
 class IrcDisconnectError(Exception): ...
@@ -432,9 +432,12 @@ async def _sendfilehandler(self, cmd: bytes) -> None:
             await self._sendreply(Replies.ERR_UNKNOWNCOMMAND, 'Syntax: /sendfile #channel filename')
             return
 
-        with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
-            content = f.read()
-            await self.send_file(params[1], content=content, filename=filename)
+        try:
+            with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
+                content = f.read()
+                await self.send_file(params[1], content=content, filename=filename)
+        except Exception as e:
+            await self._sendreply(Replies.ERR_FILEERROR, f'Error: {e}')
 
 
     async def send_file(self, bchannel_name: bytes, content: bytes, filename: str) -> bool: