diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index dbd4c3c..20d174e 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package: azkit
 Title: Azure storage authentication toolkit
-Version: 0.2.5
+Version: 0.2.6
 Authors@R:
     c(person(
         "Fran", "Barton",
diff --git a/R/get_auth_token.R b/R/get_auth_token.R
index b502a97..b5d1617 100644
--- a/R/get_auth_token.R
+++ b/R/get_auth_token.R
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ get_auth_token <- function(
 
   # 2. If that hasn't worked, try to get an already stored user token
   #    (unless `force_refresh` is on, in which case skip to option 3)
-  if (is.null(token) && use_cached) {
+  if (is.null(token) && (use_cached %||% TRUE)) {
     token <- match_cached_token(resource, tenant, aad_version)
   }