diff --git a/buffoonery.nimble b/buffoonery.nimble
index fe33016..ad40e71 100644
--- a/buffoonery.nimble
+++ b/buffoonery.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version       = "0.4.4"
+version       = "0.4.5"
 author        = "Jonathan Bernard"
 description   = "Jonathan's opinionated extensions and auth layer for Jester."
 license       = "MIT"
diff --git a/src/buffoonery/apierror.nim b/src/buffoonery/apierror.nim
index 98fdef1..9d18280 100644
--- a/src/buffoonery/apierror.nim
+++ b/src/buffoonery/apierror.nim
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ proc newApiError*(parent: ref Exception = nil, respCode: HttpCode, respMsg: stri
   result = newException(ApiError, msg, parent)
   result.respCode = respCode
   result.respMsg = respMsg
-  result.trace &= parent.trace
+
+  if not parent.isNil:
+    result.trace &= parent.trace
 
 
 proc raiseApiError*(respCode: HttpCode, respMsg: string, msg = "") =