diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4d9d11c..6cb9d3d 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.4.2
+3.4.3
diff --git a/modules/util.py b/modules/util.py
index 13658cb..8b361aa 100755
--- a/modules/util.py
+++ b/modules/util.py
@@ -288,17 +288,18 @@ def nohardlink(file, notify):
             )
             notify(msg, "nohardlink")
             logger.warning(msg)
-        largest_file_size = os.stat(sorted_files[0]).st_size
-        logger.trace(f"Largest file: {sorted_files[0]}")
-        logger.trace(f"Largest file size: {largest_file_size}")
-        for x in sorted_files:
-            file_size = os.stat(x).st_size
-            file_no_hardlinks = os.stat(x).st_nlink
-            logger.trace(f"Checking file: {file}")
-            logger.trace(f"Checking file size: {file_size}")
-            logger.trace(f"Checking no of hard links: {file_no_hardlinks}")
-            if file_no_hardlinks > 1 and file_size >= (largest_file_size * threshold):
-                check = False
+        else:
+            largest_file_size = os.stat(sorted_files[0]).st_size
+            logger.trace(f"Largest file: {sorted_files[0]}")
+            logger.trace(f"Largest file size: {largest_file_size}")
+            for x in sorted_files:
+                file_size = os.stat(x).st_size
+                file_no_hardlinks = os.stat(x).st_nlink
+                logger.trace(f"Checking file: {file}")
+                logger.trace(f"Checking file size: {file_size}")
+                logger.trace(f"Checking no of hard links: {file_no_hardlinks}")
+                if file_no_hardlinks > 1 and file_size >= (largest_file_size * threshold):
+                    check = False
     return check
 
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d8c97fa..e4a9677 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 flake8==6.0.0
 pre-commit==2.20.0
-qbittorrent-api==2022.11.40
+qbittorrent-api==2023.2.42
 requests==2.28.1
 retrying==1.3.4
 ruamel.yaml==0.17.21