diff --git a/completion.c b/completion.c
index a3f41a7..872dfba 100644
--- a/completion.c
+++ b/completion.c
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ error_free:
 girara_completion_t*
 cc_bookmarks(girara_session_t* session, const char* input)
 {
+  if (input == NULL) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
   g_return_val_if_fail(session != NULL, NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail(session->global.data != NULL, NULL);
   zathura_t* zathura = session->global.data;
@@ -158,10 +162,6 @@ cc_bookmarks(girara_session_t* session, const char* input)
     goto error_free;
   }
 
-  if (!input) {
-    goto error_free;
-  }
-
   const size_t input_length = strlen(input);
   GIRARA_LIST_FOREACH(zathura->bookmarks.bookmarks, zathura_bookmark_t*, iter, bookmark)
     if (input_length <= strlen(bookmark->id) && !strncmp(input, bookmark->id, input_length)) {