diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7066814d..54e73cc7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [0.8.1]
+### Fixes
+- not verifying if an icon path is a file
+
 ## [0.8.0] 2019-12-24
 ### Features
 - Native Web applications support:
diff --git a/bauh/__init__.py b/bauh/__init__.py
index 7289277f..e6a21914 100644
--- a/bauh/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.8.0'
+__version__ = '0.8.1'
 __app_name__ = 'bauh'
 
 import os
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
index 2a68cda1..0e207784 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ class AppsTable(QTableWidget):
 
         item.setText(name)
 
-        if self.disk_cache and pkg.model.supports_disk_cache() and pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path() and os.path.exists(pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path()):
-            with open(pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path(), 'rb') as f:
+        icon_path = pkg.model.get_disk_icon_path()
+        if self.disk_cache and pkg.model.supports_disk_cache() and icon_path and os.path.isfile(icon_path):
+            with open(icon_path, 'rb') as f:
                 icon_bytes = f.read()
                 pixmap = QPixmap()
                 pixmap.loadFromData(icon_bytes)