diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 37c2d99..ade6522 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5.4
+5.4.1
diff --git a/ec2/ip-from-name/main.go b/ec2/ip-from-name/main.go
index ef0c7c8..8dc023d 100644
--- a/ec2/ip-from-name/main.go
+++ b/ec2/ip-from-name/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func main() {
 	for _, reservation := range resp.Reservations {
 		if len(reservation.Instances) > 0 {
 			instance := reservation.Instances[0]
-			if instance != nil {
+			if instance != nil && instance.PrivateIpAddress != nil {
 				ips = append(ips, *instance.PrivateIpAddress)
 			}
 		}