diff --git a/dist/countUp.js b/dist/countUp.js
index b014e6d..602b9bd 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ var CountUp = /** @class */ (function () {
         var _this = this;
         this.endVal = endVal;
         this.options = options;
-        this.version = '2.4.0';
+        this.version = '2.4.1';
         this.defaults = {
             startVal: 0,
             decimalPlaces: 0,
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ var CountUp = /** @class */ (function () {
     };
     CountUp.prototype.printValue = function (val) {
         var result = this.formattingFn(val);
+        if (!this.el)
+            return;
         if (this.el.tagName === 'INPUT') {
             var input = this.el;
             input.value = result;
diff --git a/dist/countUp.min.js b/dist/countUp.min.js
index 1fa6596..5aaa744 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.min.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,s=arguments.length;n<s;n++)for(var a in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,a)&&(t[a]=i[a]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var s=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.4.0",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){s.startTime||(s.startTime=t);var i=t-s.startTime;s.remaining=s.duration-i,s.useEasing?s.countDown?s.frameVal=s.startVal-s.easingFn(i,0,s.startVal-s.endVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.easingFn(i,s.startVal,s.endVal-s.startVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.startVal+(s.endVal-s.startVal)*(i/s.duration);var n=s.countDown?s.frameVal<s.endVal:s.frameVal>s.endVal;s.frameVal=n?s.endVal:s.frameVal,s.frameVal=Number(s.frameVal.toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces)),s.printValue(s.frameVal),i<s.duration?s.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(s.count):null!==s.finalEndVal?s.update(s.finalEndVal):s.callback&&s.callback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,a,e,r=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces);var o=(i+="").split(".");if(n=o[0],a=o.length>1?s.options.decimal+o[1]:"",s.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,h=0,u=0,p=n.length;u<p;++u)s.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===u&&(l=2,h=1),0!==u&&h%l==0&&(e=s.options.separator+e),h++,e=n[p-u-1]+e;n=e}return s.options.numerals&&s.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]}),a=a.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]})),r+s.options.prefix+n+a+s.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,s){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/s))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return s.handleScroll(s)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),s=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;s<i&&s>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):window.scrollY>s&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(this.callback=t,this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i=this.formattingFn(t);"INPUT"===this.el.tagName?this.el.value=i:"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=i:this.el.innerHTML=i},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
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+var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,s=arguments.length;n<s;n++)for(var a in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,a)&&(t[a]=i[a]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var s=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.4.1",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){s.startTime||(s.startTime=t);var i=t-s.startTime;s.remaining=s.duration-i,s.useEasing?s.countDown?s.frameVal=s.startVal-s.easingFn(i,0,s.startVal-s.endVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.easingFn(i,s.startVal,s.endVal-s.startVal,s.duration):s.frameVal=s.startVal+(s.endVal-s.startVal)*(i/s.duration);var n=s.countDown?s.frameVal<s.endVal:s.frameVal>s.endVal;s.frameVal=n?s.endVal:s.frameVal,s.frameVal=Number(s.frameVal.toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces)),s.printValue(s.frameVal),i<s.duration?s.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(s.count):null!==s.finalEndVal?s.update(s.finalEndVal):s.callback&&s.callback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,a,e,r=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(s.options.decimalPlaces);var o=(i+="").split(".");if(n=o[0],a=o.length>1?s.options.decimal+o[1]:"",s.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,h=0,u=0,p=n.length;u<p;++u)s.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===u&&(l=2,h=1),0!==u&&h%l==0&&(e=s.options.separator+e),h++,e=n[p-u-1]+e;n=e}return s.options.numerals&&s.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]}),a=a.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return s.options.numerals[+t]})),r+s.options.prefix+n+a+s.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,s){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/s))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return s.handleScroll(s)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),s=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;s<i&&s>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):window.scrollY>s&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(this.callback=t,this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i=this.formattingFn(t);this.el&&("INPUT"===this.el.tagName?this.el.value=i:"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=i:this.el.innerHTML=i)},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
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diff --git a/dist/countUp.umd.js b/dist/countUp.umd.js
index b3cd59c..d2663f6 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.umd.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.umd.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
             var _this = this;
             this.endVal = endVal;
             this.options = options;
-            this.version = '2.4.0';
+            this.version = '2.4.1';
             this.defaults = {
                 startVal: 0,
                 decimalPlaces: 0,
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@
         };
         CountUp.prototype.printValue = function (val) {
             var result = this.formattingFn(val);
+            if (!this.el)
+                return;
             if (this.el.tagName === 'INPUT') {
                 var input = this.el;
                 input.value = result;
diff --git a/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js b/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js
index 8e99f8b..797a569 100644
--- a/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js
+++ b/dist/countUp.withPolyfill.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-!function(){for(var t=0,i=["webkit","moz","ms","o"],n=0;n<i.length&&!window.requestAnimationFrame;++n)window.requestAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"RequestAnimationFrame"],window.cancelAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"CancelAnimationFrame"]||window[i[n]+"CancelRequestAnimationFrame"];window.requestAnimationFrame||(window.requestAnimationFrame=function(i){var n=(new Date).getTime(),a=Math.max(0,16-(n-t)),s=window.setTimeout(function(){return i(n+a)},a);return t=n+a,s}),window.cancelAnimationFrame||(window.cancelAnimationFrame=function(t){clearTimeout(t)})}();var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,a=arguments.length;n<a;n++)for(var s in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,s)&&(t[s]=i[s]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var a=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.4.0",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){a.startTime||(a.startTime=t);var i=t-a.startTime;a.remaining=a.duration-i,a.useEasing?a.countDown?a.frameVal=a.startVal-a.easingFn(i,0,a.startVal-a.endVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.easingFn(i,a.startVal,a.endVal-a.startVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.startVal+(a.endVal-a.startVal)*(i/a.duration);var n=a.countDown?a.frameVal<a.endVal:a.frameVal>a.endVal;a.frameVal=n?a.endVal:a.frameVal,a.frameVal=Number(a.frameVal.toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces)),a.printValue(a.frameVal),i<a.duration?a.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(a.count):null!==a.finalEndVal?a.update(a.finalEndVal):a.callback&&a.callback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,s,e,o=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces);var r=(i+="").split(".");if(n=r[0],s=r.length>1?a.options.decimal+r[1]:"",a.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,u=0,h=0,p=n.length;h<p;++h)a.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===h&&(l=2,u=1),0!==h&&u%l==0&&(e=a.options.separator+e),u++,e=n[p-h-1]+e;n=e}return a.options.numerals&&a.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]}),s=s.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]})),o+a.options.prefix+n+s+a.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,a){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/a))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return a.handleScroll(a)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),a=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;a<i&&a>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):window.scrollY>a&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(this.callback=t,this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i=this.formattingFn(t);"INPUT"===this.el.tagName?this.el.value=i:"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=i:this.el.innerHTML=i},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
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+!function(){for(var t=0,i=["webkit","moz","ms","o"],n=0;n<i.length&&!window.requestAnimationFrame;++n)window.requestAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"RequestAnimationFrame"],window.cancelAnimationFrame=window[i[n]+"CancelAnimationFrame"]||window[i[n]+"CancelRequestAnimationFrame"];window.requestAnimationFrame||(window.requestAnimationFrame=function(i){var n=(new Date).getTime(),a=Math.max(0,16-(n-t)),s=window.setTimeout(function(){return i(n+a)},a);return t=n+a,s}),window.cancelAnimationFrame||(window.cancelAnimationFrame=function(t){clearTimeout(t)})}();var __assign=this&&this.__assign||function(){return(__assign=Object.assign||function(t){for(var i,n=1,a=arguments.length;n<a;n++)for(var s in i=arguments[n])Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(i,s)&&(t[s]=i[s]);return t}).apply(this,arguments)},CountUp=function(){function t(t,i,n){var a=this;this.endVal=i,this.options=n,this.version="2.4.1",this.defaults={startVal:0,decimalPlaces:0,duration:2,useEasing:!0,useGrouping:!0,useIndianSeparators:!1,smartEasingThreshold:999,smartEasingAmount:333,separator:",",decimal:".",prefix:"",suffix:"",enableScrollSpy:!1,scrollSpyDelay:200,scrollSpyOnce:!1},this.finalEndVal=null,this.useEasing=!0,this.countDown=!1,this.error="",this.startVal=0,this.paused=!0,this.once=!1,this.count=function(t){a.startTime||(a.startTime=t);var i=t-a.startTime;a.remaining=a.duration-i,a.useEasing?a.countDown?a.frameVal=a.startVal-a.easingFn(i,0,a.startVal-a.endVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.easingFn(i,a.startVal,a.endVal-a.startVal,a.duration):a.frameVal=a.startVal+(a.endVal-a.startVal)*(i/a.duration);var n=a.countDown?a.frameVal<a.endVal:a.frameVal>a.endVal;a.frameVal=n?a.endVal:a.frameVal,a.frameVal=Number(a.frameVal.toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces)),a.printValue(a.frameVal),i<a.duration?a.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(a.count):null!==a.finalEndVal?a.update(a.finalEndVal):a.callback&&a.callback()},this.formatNumber=function(t){var i,n,s,e,o=t<0?"-":"";i=Math.abs(t).toFixed(a.options.decimalPlaces);var r=(i+="").split(".");if(n=r[0],s=r.length>1?a.options.decimal+r[1]:"",a.options.useGrouping){e="";for(var l=3,u=0,h=0,p=n.length;h<p;++h)a.options.useIndianSeparators&&4===h&&(l=2,u=1),0!==h&&u%l==0&&(e=a.options.separator+e),u++,e=n[p-h-1]+e;n=e}return a.options.numerals&&a.options.numerals.length&&(n=n.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]}),s=s.replace(/[0-9]/g,function(t){return a.options.numerals[+t]})),o+a.options.prefix+n+s+a.options.suffix},this.easeOutExpo=function(t,i,n,a){return n*(1-Math.pow(2,-10*t/a))*1024/1023+i},this.options=__assign(__assign({},this.defaults),n),this.formattingFn=this.options.formattingFn?this.options.formattingFn:this.formatNumber,this.easingFn=this.options.easingFn?this.options.easingFn:this.easeOutExpo,this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.endVal=this.validateValue(i),this.options.decimalPlaces=Math.max(this.options.decimalPlaces),this.resetDuration(),this.options.separator=String(this.options.separator),this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing,""===this.options.separator&&(this.options.useGrouping=!1),this.el="string"==typeof t?document.getElementById(t):t,this.el?this.printValue(this.startVal):this.error="[CountUp] target is null or undefined","undefined"!=typeof window&&this.options.enableScrollSpy&&(this.error?console.error(this.error,t):(window.onScrollFns=window.onScrollFns||[],window.onScrollFns.push(function(){return a.handleScroll(a)}),window.onscroll=function(){window.onScrollFns.forEach(function(t){return t()})},this.handleScroll(this)))}return t.prototype.handleScroll=function(t){if(t&&window&&!t.once){var i=window.innerHeight+window.scrollY,n=t.el.getBoundingClientRect(),a=n.top+n.height+window.pageYOffset;a<i&&a>window.scrollY&&t.paused?(t.paused=!1,setTimeout(function(){return t.start()},t.options.scrollSpyDelay),t.options.scrollSpyOnce&&(t.once=!0)):window.scrollY>a&&!t.paused&&t.reset()}},t.prototype.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing=function(){var t=this.finalEndVal?this.finalEndVal:this.endVal;this.countDown=this.startVal>t;var i=t-this.startVal;if(Math.abs(i)>this.options.smartEasingThreshold&&this.options.useEasing){this.finalEndVal=t;var n=this.countDown?1:-1;this.endVal=t+n*this.options.smartEasingAmount,this.duration=this.duration/2}else this.endVal=t,this.finalEndVal=null;null!==this.finalEndVal?this.useEasing=!1:this.useEasing=this.options.useEasing},t.prototype.start=function(t){this.error||(this.callback=t,this.duration>0?(this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.paused=!1,this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):this.printValue(this.endVal))},t.prototype.pauseResume=function(){this.paused?(this.startTime=null,this.duration=this.remaining,this.startVal=this.frameVal,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count)):cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!this.paused},t.prototype.reset=function(){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.paused=!0,this.resetDuration(),this.startVal=this.validateValue(this.options.startVal),this.frameVal=this.startVal,this.printValue(this.startVal)},t.prototype.update=function(t){cancelAnimationFrame(this.rAF),this.startTime=null,this.endVal=this.validateValue(t),this.endVal!==this.frameVal&&(this.startVal=this.frameVal,null==this.finalEndVal&&this.resetDuration(),this.finalEndVal=null,this.determineDirectionAndSmartEasing(),this.rAF=requestAnimationFrame(this.count))},t.prototype.printValue=function(t){var i=this.formattingFn(t);this.el&&("INPUT"===this.el.tagName?this.el.value=i:"text"===this.el.tagName||"tspan"===this.el.tagName?this.el.textContent=i:this.el.innerHTML=i)},t.prototype.ensureNumber=function(t){return"number"==typeof t&&!isNaN(t)},t.prototype.validateValue=function(t){var i=Number(t);return this.ensureNumber(i)?i:(this.error="[CountUp] invalid start or end value: ".concat(t),null)},t.prototype.resetDuration=function(){this.startTime=null,this.duration=1e3*Number(this.options.duration),this.remaining=this.duration},t}();export{CountUp};
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 850dede..b8e4e4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "countup.js",
 	"description": "Animates a numerical value by counting to it",
-	"version": "2.4.0",
+	"version": "2.4.1",
 	"license": "MIT",
 	"main": "./dist/countUp.umd.js",
 	"module": "./dist/countUp.min.js",
diff --git a/src/countUp.ts b/src/countUp.ts
index 79b1125..89aa811 100644
--- a/src/countUp.ts
+++ b/src/countUp.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface CountUpOptions { // (default)
 // playground: stackblitz.com/edit/countup-typescript
 export class CountUp {
 
-  version = '2.4.0';
+  version = '2.4.1';
   private defaults: CountUpOptions = {
     startVal: 0,
     decimalPlaces: 0,
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ export class CountUp {
 
   printValue(val: number): void {
     const result = this.formattingFn(val);
-
+    if (!this.el) return;
     if (this.el.tagName === 'INPUT') {
       const input = this.el as HTMLInputElement;
       input.value = result;