diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 43d6ed6..843c3bd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ build/
 *.pyc
 .venv
 .clicada
-dist/
\ No newline at end of file
+dist/
+.vscode/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/clicada/cli/user.py b/clicada/cli/user.py
index 82bc5b8..7221f26 100644
--- a/clicada/cli/user.py
+++ b/clicada/cli/user.py
@@ -82,31 +82,21 @@ def execute(ctrl):
     user_address_store = FileUserStore(ctrl.opener('meta'), ctrl.chain(), user_address_file_label, store_path, int(ctrl.get('FILESTORE_TTL')), encrypter=ctrl.encrypter)
 
     ctrl.notify('resolving metadata for address {}'.format(user_address_normal))
+    r = None
     try:
         r = user_address_store.by_address(user_address_normal, update=ctrl.get('_FORCE'))
     except MetadataNotFoundError as e:
         ctrl.ouch('could not resolve metadata for user: {}'.format(e))
-        sys.exit(1)
 
-    ctrl.write("""Phone: {}
-Network address: {}
-Chain: {}
-Name: {}
-Registered: {}
-Gender: {}
-Location: {}
-Products: {}
-Tags: {}""".format(
-    ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER'),
-    add_0x(user_address),
-    ctrl.chain().common_name(),
-    str(r),
-    datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(r.date_registered).ctime(),
-    r.gender,
-    r.location['area_name'],
-    ','.join(r.products),
-    ','.join(r.tags),
-    )
+    ctrl.write(f"""Phone: {ctrl.get('_IDENTIFIER')}
+Network address: {add_0x(user_address)}
+Chain: {ctrl.chain().common_name()}
+Name: {str(r)}
+Registered: {r and datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(r).ctime()}
+Gender: {r and r.gender}
+Location: {r and r.location['area_name']}
+Products: {r and  ','.join(r.products)}
+Tags: {r and  ','.join(r.tags)}"""
 )
 
     tx_lines = []
diff --git a/clicada/user/file.py b/clicada/user/file.py
index f583e26..4b09db9 100644
--- a/clicada/user/file.py
+++ b/clicada/user/file.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from cic_types.condiments import MetadataPointer
 from cic_types.models.person import Person
 from cic_types.ext.requests import make_request
 from cic_types.processor import generate_metadata_pointer
-import requests.exceptions
+from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
 import phonenumbers
 
 # local imports
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class FileUserStore:
         try:
             r = getter.open(ptr)
             user_address = json.loads(r)
-        except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+        except HTTPError as e:
             logg.debug('no address found for phone {}: {}'.format(phone, e))
             return None