diff --git a/src/nancy/cli/diff.py b/src/nancy/cli/diff.py
index 651bbdd..84ae96b 100644
--- a/src/nancy/cli/diff.py
+++ b/src/nancy/cli/diff.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from ..store import find_store, Store
 
 import os
 import sys
+from typing import Optional
 import warnings
 
 
@@ -38,14 +39,8 @@ def print_diff(
     hashcolor = Fore.MAGENTA if use_color else ""
 
     def _print_row(tag: str, entry: fs.FSEntry, level: int) -> None:
-        if len(entry.versions) == 0:
-            print(Fore.RED + "NOVERSIONS" + Style.RESET_ALL + entry.sha256)
-        else:
-            ver = entry.versions[-1]
-
-        relpath = entry.relpath
-
         # Format relpath using filetype-based colors
+        relpath = entry.relpath
         dname, fname = os.path.split(relpath)
         if fname == "":  # root directory leads to empty fname here
             dirstr = filetypecolors["DIR"] + "<root>" + reset
@@ -53,6 +48,21 @@ def print_diff(
             dirstr = (
                 (filetypecolors["DIR"] + dname + "/" + reset) if dname != "" else ""
             )
+
+        if len(entry.versions) == 0:
+            print(
+                Fore.RED
+                + "NOVERSIONS"
+                + Style.RESET_ALL
+                + " "
+                + ver.sha256
+                + " "
+                + dirstr
+            )
+            return
+        else:
+            ver: fs.FSEntryVersion = entry.versions[-1]
+
         assert ver.filetype is not None
         fname = filetypecolors.get(str(ver.filetype), "") + fname + reset
 
@@ -62,7 +72,6 @@ def print_diff(
 
         relpath = dirstr + fname
 
-        assert entry.sha256 is not None
         hashchange = (
             (hashcolor + ver.sha256.hex() + reset + " " + changetags[tag])
             if show_hashes