diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[PACKAGE]: ../../raw/master/mkp/agent_ssllabs-2.0.5-20240617.mkp "agent_ssllabs-2.0.5-20240617.mkp"
+[PACKAGE]: ../../raw/master/mkp/agent_ssllabs-2.0.6-20240803.mkp "agent_ssllabs-2.0.6-20240803.mkp"
 # Qualys SSL Labs REST API special agent
 
 This Agent uses die Qualys SSL Labs REST API to scan a list of servers for there SSL status. The plugin will check the given server and all end points reported by the SSL Labs scan.
diff --git a/mkp/agent_ssllabs-2.0.6-20240803.mkp b/mkp/agent_ssllabs-2.0.6-20240803.mkp
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diff --git a/source/agent_based/ssllabs_grade.py b/source/agent_based/ssllabs_grade.py
index 9dd8d96db297ac2703aa4aa85205be75fc5c588b..f8e5d9e55fb738357527b113fbc876409d2e8782 100644
--- a/source/agent_based/ssllabs_grade.py
+++ b/source/agent_based/ssllabs_grade.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # 2024-05-07: fixed crash on wrong params int "ERROR" state
 #             changed max CMK version in package info to 2.3.0b1
 # 2024-06-04: added support for API error messages
+# 2024-08-03: fixed crash on missing start time
 
 # sample string_table:
 # [
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ class SSLLabsHost:
     protocol: str
     is_public: bool
     status: str
-    start_time: int
+    start_time: int | None
     test_time: int | None
     engine_version: str
     criteria_version: str
@@ -362,7 +363,8 @@ def check_ssllabs_grade(item: str, params: Mapping[str: any], section: SECTION)
         yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'Host: {ssl_host.host}')
         yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'Port: {ssl_host.port}')
         yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'Protocol: {ssl_host.protocol}')
-        yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'Start Time: {render.datetime(ssl_host.start_time / 1000)}')
+        if ssl_host.start_time is not None:
+            yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'Start Time: {render.datetime(ssl_host.start_time / 1000)}')
         if ssl_host.test_time is not None:
             yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'Test Time: {render.datetime(ssl_host.test_time / 1000)}')
         yield Result(state=State.OK, notice=f'Engine version: {ssl_host.engine_version}')
diff --git a/source/packages/agent_ssllabs b/source/packages/agent_ssllabs
index fb3c4a56b4926c2a57b601e02efb5dc740f889a6..9ed2dcc794c041685e28135add522e78a1c575a5 100644
--- a/source/packages/agent_ssllabs
+++ b/source/packages/agent_ssllabs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
            'web': ['plugins/wato/agent_ssllabs.py']},
  'name': 'agent_ssllabs',
  'title': 'ssllabs api check',
- 'version': '2.0.5-20240617',
+ 'version': '2.0.6-20240803',
  'version.min_required': '2.3.0b1',
  'version.packaged': 'cmk-mkp-tool 0.2.0',
  'version.usable_until': '2.4.0b1'}