diff --git a/src/wolff_producers.erl b/src/wolff_producers.erl
index b446163..345c482 100644
--- a/src/wolff_producers.erl
+++ b/src/wolff_producers.erl
@@ -453,9 +453,20 @@ start_new_producers(#{client_id := ClientId,
   end,
   St.
 
+
+-if(OTP_RELEASE >= "26").
 get_partition_cnt(ClientId, Topic) ->
   ets:lookup_element(?WOLFF_PRODUCERS_GLOBAL_TABLE, {ClientId, Topic, partition_count},
                      2, ?partition_count_unavailable).
+-else.
+get_partition_cnt(ClientId, Topic) ->
+  try ets:lookup_element(?WOLFF_PRODUCERS_GLOBAL_TABLE, {ClientId, Topic, partition_count},
+                     2)
+  catch
+    error:badarg ->
+      ?partition_count_unavailable
+  end.
+-endif.
 
 put_partition_cnt(ClientId, Topic, Count) ->
   _ = ets:insert(?WOLFF_PRODUCERS_GLOBAL_TABLE, {{ClientId, Topic, partition_count}, Count}),