diff --git a/functions/fish_prompt.fish b/functions/fish_prompt.fish
index 81ff6eb..e336245 100644
--- a/functions/fish_prompt.fish
+++ b/functions/fish_prompt.fish
@@ -887,6 +887,9 @@ function __bobthefish_virtualenv_python_version -S -d 'Get current Python versio
 end
 
 function __bobthefish_prompt_virtualfish -S -d "Display current Python virtual environment (only for virtualfish, virtualenv's activate.fish changes prompt by itself) or conda environment."
+    type -fq python
+    or return
+
     [ "$theme_display_virtualenv" = 'no' -o -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV" -a -z "$CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV" ]
     and return