diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f93c852..89e1741 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-_No unreleased changes._
+### Fixed
+- "no such file or directory" error before initial check for latest version.
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2020-01-20
 
diff --git a/src/stage2/40_zimfw_version_check.zsh.erb b/src/stage2/40_zimfw_version_check.zsh.erb
index 94802b8..81b303b 100644
--- a/src/stage2/40_zimfw_version_check.zsh.erb
+++ b/src/stage2/40_zimfw_version_check.zsh.erb
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ _zimfw_version_check() {
           command sed 's?^.*/v??' | command sort -n -t. -k1,1 -k2,2 -k3,3 | \
           command tail -n1 >! ${ztarget} &!
     fi
-    local -r zlatest_version=$(<${ztarget})
-    if [[ -n ${zlatest_version} && ${_zversion} != ${zlatest_version} ]]; then
-      print -u2 -PR "%F{yellow}Latest zimfw version is %B${zlatest_version}%b. You're using version %B${_zversion}%b. Run %Bzimfw upgrade%b to upgrade.%f"$'\n'
+    if [[ -f ${ztarget} ]]; then
+      local -r zlatest_version=$(<${ztarget})
+      if [[ -n ${zlatest_version} && ${_zversion} != ${zlatest_version} ]]; then
+        print -u2 -PR "%F{yellow}Latest zimfw version is %B${zlatest_version}%b. You're using version %B${_zversion}%b. Run %Bzimfw upgrade%b to upgrade.%f"$'\n'
+      fi
     fi
   fi
 }
diff --git a/src/zimfw.zsh.erb b/src/zimfw.zsh.erb
index 1f9ac8e..2b21b4f 100644
--- a/src/zimfw.zsh.erb
+++ b/src/zimfw.zsh.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Zim
     @home = "${ZDOTDIR:-${HOME}}"
     @min_zsh_version = "5.2"
     @startup_files_glob = ".z(shenv|profile|shrc|login|logout)"
-    @version = "1.1.0"
+    @version = "1.1.1-SNAPSHOT"
     @ellipsis = " ..."
     @okay = "%F{green})%f "
     @error = "x "
diff --git a/zimfw.zsh b/zimfw.zsh
index fa9b9f8..441939d 100644
--- a/zimfw.zsh
+++ b/zimfw.zsh
@@ -246,9 +246,11 @@ _zimfw_version_check() {
           command sed 's?^.*/v??' | command sort -n -t. -k1,1 -k2,2 -k3,3 | \
           command tail -n1 >! ${ztarget} &!
     fi
-    local -r zlatest_version=$(<${ztarget})
-    if [[ -n ${zlatest_version} && ${_zversion} != ${zlatest_version} ]]; then
-      print -u2 -PR "%F{yellow}Latest zimfw version is %B${zlatest_version}%b. You're using version %B${_zversion}%b. Run %Bzimfw upgrade%b to upgrade.%f"$'\n'
+    if [[ -f ${ztarget} ]]; then
+      local -r zlatest_version=$(<${ztarget})
+      if [[ -n ${zlatest_version} && ${_zversion} != ${zlatest_version} ]]; then
+        print -u2 -PR "%F{yellow}Latest zimfw version is %B${zlatest_version}%b. You're using version %B${_zversion}%b. Run %Bzimfw upgrade%b to upgrade.%f"$'\n'
+      fi
     fi
   fi
 }
@@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ _zimfw_compile() {
 }
 
 _zimfw_info() {
-  print -R 'zimfw version: '${_zversion}' (previous commit is 64f36fe)'
+  print -R 'zimfw version: '${_zversion}' (previous commit is bebbfce)'
   print -R 'ZIM_HOME:      '${ZIM_HOME}
   print -R 'Zsh version:   '${ZSH_VERSION}
   print -R 'System info:   '$(command uname -a)
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@ _zimfw_upgrade() {
 }
 
 zimfw() {
-  local -r _zversion='1.1.0'
+  local -r _zversion='1.1.1-SNAPSHOT'
   local -r zusage="Usage: %B${0}%b <action> [%B-q%b|%B-v%b]
 
 Actions: