diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 35a548c..78d425e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/).
 
+## Version 0.0.2 - 2025-09-04
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Recompilation after compilation of an empty project
+
 ## Version 0.0.1 - 2025-09-03
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/lib/getModel.js b/lib/getModel.js
index 5da62f9..af0dab7 100644
--- a/lib/getModel.js
+++ b/lib/getModel.js
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ export default async function getModel(projectPath) {
     return compiled
   })()
 
-  await cds.model
+  try {
+    await cds.model
+  } catch (e) {
+    cds.model = undefined
+    throw e
+  }
   return cds.model
 }
 
@@ -37,6 +42,9 @@ async function compileModel(projectPath) {
   cds.root = projectPath
   const startTime = Date.now()
   const resolved = cds.resolve(projectPath + '/*', { cache: {} }) // use CAP standard resolution for model compilation
+  if (!resolved) {
+    throw new Error(`No CDS files in path: ${projectPath}`)
+  }
   let compiled = await cds.load(resolved, { docs: true, locations: true })
   if (!compiled || (Array.isArray(compiled) && compiled.length === 0)) {
     throw new Error(`Failed to load CDS model from path: ${projectPath}`)