diff --git a/src/garageS3.jl b/src/garageS3.jl
index 1aecfd0..7086955 100644
--- a/src/garageS3.jl
+++ b/src/garageS3.jl
@@ -257,8 +257,12 @@ julia> data = String(get_file(storage, "test.json"))
 "\"{\\\"status\\\": \\\"active\\\"}\""
 ```
 """
-function get_file(storage::GarageStorage, key::String)::Vector{UInt8}
-    return AWSS3.s3_get(storage.config, storage.bucket, key)
+function get_file(storage::GarageStorage, key::String)::Union{Vector{UInt8}, Nothing}
+    try
+        return AWSS3.s3_get(storage.config, storage.bucket, key)
+    catch
+        return nothing
+    end
 end
 
 """ List all object keys in the Garage S3 bucket.