diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 74207e49..6650ffe5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.0.1] - 2024-08-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- [AssertionError from apprise.notify(title=str(title), body=str(body))](https://github.com/klept0/MS-Rewards-Farmer/issues)
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 2024-08-23
 
 ### Removed
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 51bd614d..5b2fc555 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ def loadConfig(configFilename="config.yaml") -> dict:
         configFile = Utils.getProjectRoot() / configFilename
         try:
             with open(configFile, "r") as file:
-                return yaml.safe_load(file)
+                config = yaml.safe_load(file)
+                if not config:
+                    logging.info(f"{file} doesn't exist")
+                    return {}
+                return config
         except OSError:
             logging.warning(f"{configFilename} doesn't exist")
             return {}
@@ -57,6 +61,9 @@ def sendNotification(title, body) -> None:
             return
         apprise = Apprise()
         urls: list[str] = Utils.loadConfig("config-private.yaml").get("apprise", {}).get("urls", [])
+        if not urls:
+            logging.debug("No urls found, not sending notification")
+            return
         for url in urls:
             apprise.add(url)
         assert apprise.notify(title=str(title), body=str(body))
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..780a76e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from argparse import Namespace
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+from src.utils import Utils
+
+
+class TestUtils(TestCase):
+    def test_send_notification(self):
+        Utils.args = Namespace()
+        Utils.args.disable_apprise = False
+        Utils.sendNotification("title", "body")