1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/tools/autocomplete.c b/src/tools/autocomplete.c
index 979b6c86..f6d57e23 100644
--- a/src/tools/autocomplete.c
+++ b/src/tools/autocomplete.c
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ autocomplete_complete(Autocomplete ac, gchar *search_str)
 {
     gchar *found = NULL;
 
+    // no autocomplete to search
+    if (ac == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
     // no items to search
     if (!ac->items)
         return NULL;