diff --git a/Scripts/download_framework.sh b/Scripts/download_framework.sh
index 45a4b416..1d52486a 100755
--- a/Scripts/download_framework.sh
+++ b/Scripts/download_framework.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ if [[ -z "$CHECKSUM" ]]; then
 exit_with_error "No Checksum found in json: ${JSON}"
 fi
 echo "Remote checksum ${CHECKSUM}"
-OLDCHECKSUM=$(cat "${VERSIONFILE}" 2>/dev/null)
+if [[ -f "${VERSIONFILE}" ]]; then
+OLDCHECKSUM=$(cat "${VERSIONFILE}")
+else
+OLDCHECKSUM="none"
+fi
 echo "Local checksum ${OLDCHECKSUM}"
 
 #get new framework if no original framework, no local checksum, or remote checksum is different from local.