diff --git a/config/config_parser.py b/config/config_parser.py
index d1e4684..763476b 100644
--- a/config/config_parser.py
+++ b/config/config_parser.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def parse_config(filename, section='postgresql'):
         for param in params:
             configs[param[0]] = param[1]
     else:
-        raise Exception('Section {0} not found in the {1} file'.format(section, filename))
+        print('Section {0} not found in the {1} file'.format(section, filename))
     return configs
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b7e233b..1773f73 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ def get_version(rel_path):
 
 setup(
     name="xi-mzidentml-converter",
-    version="0.2.2",
+    version="0.2.4",
     description="xi-mzidentml-converter uses pyteomics (https://pyteomics.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) to "
                 "parse mzIdentML files (v1.2.0) and extract crosslink information. Results are written to a "
                 "relational database (PostgreSQL or SQLite) using sqlalchemy.",
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
     long_description=long_description,
+    author="Colin Combe, Lars Kolbowski, Suresh Hewapathirana",
     license="'Apache 2.0",
     url="https://github.com/PRIDE-Archive/xi-mzidentml-converter",
     packages=find_packages(),
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ def get_version(rel_path):
         'numpy>=1.14.3',
         'pandas>=0.21.0',
         'pymzml>=0.7.8',
-        'pyteomics>=4.7.2',
+        'pyteomics>=4.7.3',
         'requests>=2.31.0',
         'urllib3>=1.24.2',
         'pytest',