diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index d8875cf..30f0aa7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+0.7.4 (2018-08-15)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+* fix #33 error when nothing to resume using --resume
+
 0.7.3 (2018-08-14)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 * fix #31 es_update movies --newer --workers does not store worker information
diff --git a/django_elastic_migrations/__init__.py b/django_elastic_migrations/__init__.py
index 65fa0ab..e52b4f8 100644
--- a/django_elastic_migrations/__init__.py
+++ b/django_elastic_migrations/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from django_elastic_migrations.utils import loading
 from django_elastic_migrations.utils.django_elastic_migrations_log import get_logger
 
-__version__ = '0.7.3'
+__version__ = '0.7.4'
 
 default_app_config = 'django_elastic_migrations.apps.DjangoElasticMigrationsConfig'  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
diff --git a/django_elastic_migrations/models.py b/django_elastic_migrations/models.py
index cc45c2c..2ec61b2 100644
--- a/django_elastic_migrations/models.py
+++ b/django_elastic_migrations/models.py
@@ -1014,12 +1014,13 @@ def perform_action(self, dem_index, *args, **kwargs):
             )
         elif self.resume_mode:
             self._last_update = self.index_version.get_last_time_update_called(before_action=self)
+            self._last_update_phrase = self._last_update
             if not self._last_update:
-                self._last_update = 'never'
+                self._last_update_phrase = 'never'
             self.add_log(
                 "--resume: checking the last time update was called succesfully and completed: "
                 u"\n - index version: {_index_version_name} "
-                u"\n - update date: {_last_update} ", use_self_dict_format=True
+                u"\n - update date: {_last_update_phrase} ", use_self_dict_format=True
             )
 
         self.add_log("Starting batched bulk update ...")