1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cgit.c b/cgit.c
index fd341b8..b3a98c1 100644
--- a/cgit.c
+++ b/cgit.c
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ const char *cgit_version = CGIT_VERSION;
 struct cgit_filter *new_filter(const char *cmd, int extra_args)
 {
 	struct cgit_filter *f;
 
-	if (!cmd)
+	if (!cmd || !cmd[0])
 		return NULL;
 
 	f = xmalloc(sizeof(struct cgit_filter));
 	f->cmd = xstrdup(cmd);