diff --git a/templates/nushell.txt b/templates/nushell.txt
index 90d5cba..5619a14 100644
--- a/templates/nushell.txt
+++ b/templates/nushell.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ def --env --wrapped __zoxide_z [...rest:string] {
   let path = if (($rest | length) <= 1) and ($arg0 == '-' or $arg0_is_dir) {
     $arg0
   } else {
-    (zoxide query --exclude $env.PWD -- ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n")
+    (try {
+      zoxide query --exclude $env.PWD -- ...$rest | str trim -r -c "\n"
+    } catch {
+        "" 
+    })
   }
   cd $path
 {%- if echo %}