diff --git a/bin/autojump b/bin/autojump
index 3b0e076..8a03167 100755
--- a/bin/autojump
+++ b/bin/autojump
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ def find_matches(config, needles, count=1):
         exact_matches = match_regex(needles, data, ignore_case)
 
     exists = lambda entry: os.path.exists(entry.path)
-    return first(ifilter(exists, exact_matches)).path
+    result = first(ifilter(exists, exact_matches))
+    return result.path if result else u''
 
 
 def match_end(needle, haystack, ignore_case=False):