diff --git a/roles/misc/ssh_tg_notify/templates/notify.sh b/roles/misc/ssh_tg_notify/templates/notify.sh
index bc3b2e3..b4487b9 100644
--- a/roles/misc/ssh_tg_notify/templates/notify.sh
+++ b/roles/misc/ssh_tg_notify/templates/notify.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ URL="https://api.telegram.org/bot$KEY/sendMessage"
 if [[ "$PAM_SERVICE" == "sshd" && "$PAM_TYPE" == "open_session" && "$PAM_USER" != "git" && -z "$TMUX" ]]; then
     IP="$PAM_RHOST"
     cache_file="${CACHE_DIR}/${IP}-${PAM_USER}"
-    cache_mtime=$(stat --format="%Y" "$cache_file")
+    cache_mtime=$(stat --format="%Y" "$cache_file" 2>/dev/null)
     current_time=$(date +%s)
     touch "$cache_file"
     if (( cache_mtime > (current_time - 4*60*60) )); then