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
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
 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);
         f->argv = xmalloc((2 + extra_args) * sizeof(char *));
         f->argv[0] = f->cmd;