diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/version_update_status_info_bugfix.yml b/changelogs/fragments/version_update_status_info_bugfix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f71c2103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/version_update_status_info_bugfix.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - This fix now handles case if no update_status.json exists yet. (https://github.com/ScaleComputing/HyperCoreAnsibleCollection/pull/174)
diff --git a/examples/version_update_status_info.yml b/examples/version_update_status_info.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b3edec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/version_update_status_info.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Show HyperCore software version update status info
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
+
+  tasks:
+  # ------------------------------------------------------
+    - name: Get version update status
+      scale_computing.hypercore.version_update_status_info:
+      register: version_update_status_info_result
+
+    - name: Show version update status
+      debug:
+        var: version_update_status_info_result
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/hypercore_version.py b/plugins/module_utils/hypercore_version.py
index 6d593b0d..66cbec97 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/hypercore_version.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/hypercore_version.py
@@ -333,6 +333,8 @@ def __eq__(self, other: object) -> bool:
         )
 
     @classmethod
-    def get(cls, rest_client: RestClient, check_mode: bool = False) -> UpdateStatus:
-        update_status = rest_client.client.get("update/update_status.json").json
-        return cls.from_hypercore(update_status)
+    def get(cls, rest_client: RestClient) -> Optional[UpdateStatus]:
+        response = rest_client.client.get("update/update_status.json")
+        if response.status == 404:  # .get() lets 200 and 404 through
+            return None
+        return cls.from_hypercore(response.json)
diff --git a/plugins/modules/version_update_status_info.py b/plugins/modules/version_update_status_info.py
index bb90e2a2..a0dbecb2 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/version_update_status_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/version_update_status_info.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 record:
   description:
     - Status of the latest update applied
+    - None/null is returned if no update was ever applied.
   returned: success
   type: dict
   sample:
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
       to_version: 9.1.18.209840
 """
 
+from typing import Optional
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 
 from ..module_utils import arguments, errors
@@ -56,8 +58,11 @@
 from ..module_utils.typed_classes import TypedUpdateStatusToAnsible
 
 
-def run(rest_client: RestClient) -> TypedUpdateStatusToAnsible:
-    return UpdateStatus.get(rest_client).to_ansible()
+def run(rest_client: RestClient) -> Optional[TypedUpdateStatusToAnsible]:
+    status = UpdateStatus.get(rest_client)
+    if status:
+        return status.to_ansible()
+    return None
 
 
 def main() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_hypercore_version.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_hypercore_version.py
index 12f61883..598ed39b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_hypercore_version.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_hypercore_version.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import sys
-
 import pytest
+import json
 
 from ansible_collections.scale_computing.hypercore.plugins.module_utils.hypercore_version import (
     HyperCoreVersion,
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 from ansible_collections.scale_computing.hypercore.plugins.module_utils.utils import (
     MIN_PYTHON_VERSION,
 )
+from ansible_collections.scale_computing.hypercore.plugins.module_utils.client import (
+    Response,
+)
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
     sys.version_info < MIN_PYTHON_VERSION,
@@ -351,3 +354,54 @@ def test_update_status_to_ansible(self):
         )
 
         assert update_status.to_ansible() == ansible_dict
+
+    def test_get_200(self, rest_client):
+        rest_client.client.get.return_value = Response(
+            status=200,
+            data=json.dumps(
+                dict(
+                    prepareStatus="",
+                    updateStatus=dict(
+                        masterStateID="4",
+                        masterState="COMPLETE",
+                        fromBuild="207183",
+                        toBuild="209840",
+                        toVersion="9.1.18.209840",
+                        currentComponent="2075",
+                        totalComponents="2075",
+                        percent="100",
+                        status=dict(
+                            component="7540/9999",
+                            node="173.16.93.134",
+                            statusdetails="Update Complete. Press 'Reload' to reconnect",
+                            usernotes="Press 'Reload' to reconnect",
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+        update_status = UpdateStatus.get(rest_client)
+
+        rest_client.client.get.assert_called_with("update/update_status.json")
+
+        assert update_status == UpdateStatus(
+            from_build="207183",
+            percent="100",
+            prepare_status="",
+            update_status="COMPLETE",
+            update_status_details="Update Complete. Press 'Reload' to reconnect",
+            usernotes="Press 'Reload' to reconnect",
+            to_build="209840",
+            to_version="9.1.18.209840",
+        )
+
+    def test_get_404(self, rest_client):
+        rest_client.client.get.return_value = Response(
+            status=404,
+            data="",
+        )
+        update_status = UpdateStatus.get(rest_client)
+
+        rest_client.client.get.assert_called_with("update/update_status.json")
+
+        assert update_status is None
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_version_update_status_info.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_version_update_status_info.py
index 11c202bb..1e2c1e6f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_version_update_status_info.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_version_update_status_info.py
@@ -54,3 +54,12 @@ def test_run(self, rest_client, mocker):
             to_build="209840",
             to_version="9.1.18.209840",
         )
+
+    def test_run_no_record(self, rest_client, mocker):
+        mocker.patch(
+            "ansible_collections.scale_computing.hypercore.plugins.modules.version_update_status_info.UpdateStatus.get"
+        ).return_value = None
+
+        record = version_update_status_info.run(rest_client)
+
+        assert record is None