diff --git a/states/_modules/syncthing.py b/states/_modules/syncthing.py
index 748838a..2769406 100644
--- a/states/_modules/syncthing.py
+++ b/states/_modules/syncthing.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ def get_apikey(configfile="/root/.config/syncthing/config.xml"):
     return None
 
 
-def get_config(url="http://localhost:8384", verify=False, apikey=get_apikey()):
+def get_config(url="http://localhost:8384", verify=False, apikey=""):
+    try:
+        apikey=get_apikey()
+    except:
+        return None
     fullurl = f"{url}/rest/config"
     req = Request(method="GET",
                   url=fullurl)