diff --git a/doc/man/conf.py b/doc/man/conf.py
index d149036..743031b 100644
--- a/doc/man/conf.py
+++ b/doc/man/conf.py
@@ -2,11 +2,25 @@
 #
 # See LICENSE file for license and copyright information
 
+import os.path
+import glob
+import time
+
+dirname = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+files = glob.glob(os.path.join(dirname, '*.rst'))
+files.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(dirname, '*.txt')))
+
+maxdate = 0
+for path in files:
+    s = os.stat(path)
+    maxdate = max(maxdate, s.st_mtime)
+
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
 source_suffix  = '.rst'
 master_doc     = 'zathura.1'
 templates_path = ['_templates']
+today          = time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d', time.gmtime(maxdate))
 
 # -- Project configuration ------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/zathura/completion.c b/zathura/completion.c
index d85735c..696aabb 100644
--- a/zathura/completion.c
+++ b/zathura/completion.c
@@ -196,13 +196,18 @@ list_files_for_cc(zathura_t* zathura, const char* input, bool check_file_ext, in
       goto error_free;
     }
 
-    const size_t path_len = strlen(path);
-    GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH(recent_files, const char*, iter, file)
-      if (strncmp(path, file, path_len) == 0) {
-        girara_completion_group_add_element(history_group, file, NULL);
-      }
-    GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_END(recent_files, const char*, iter, file);
-    girara_list_free(recent_files);
+    if (girara_list_size(recent_files) != 0) {
+      const size_t path_len = strlen(path);
+      GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH(recent_files, const char*, iter, file)
+        if (strncmp(path, file, path_len) == 0) {
+          girara_completion_group_add_element(history_group, file, NULL);
+        }
+      GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH_END(recent_files, const char*, iter, file);
+      girara_list_free(recent_files);
+    } else {
+      girara_completion_group_free(history_group);
+      history_group = NULL;
+    }
   }
 
   g_free(path);