diff --git a/autojump b/autojump
index bcb617c..e647a2c 100755
--- a/autojump
+++ b/autojump
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ def dicadd(dic,key,increment=1):
 
 def match(path,pattern,path_dict,re_flags=0):
     import re
-    if os.path.realpath(os.curdir)==path : return False
+    try:
+        if os.path.realpath(os.curdir)==path : return False
+    except OSError: #sometimes the current path doesn't exist anymore. In that case, jump if possible.
+        pass
     if re.search(pattern,"/".join(path.split('/')[-1-pattern.count('/'):]),re_flags) is None:
         return False
     else: