diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9e413fe..e141508 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-project('wofi', 'c', version : 'v1.4.1', default_options : ['c_std=c99', 'buildtype=release', 'warning_level=2'])
+project('wofi', 'c', version : 'hg', default_options : ['c_std=c99', 'buildtype=release', 'warning_level=2'])
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 pkgcfg = import('pkgconfig')
diff --git a/src/wofi.c b/src/wofi.c
index 82755c0..10cfe7a 100644
--- a/src/wofi.c
+++ b/src/wofi.c
@@ -926,7 +926,16 @@ struct wl_list* wofi_read_cache(struct mode* mode) {
 				smallest_node = node;
 			}
 		}
-		char* tmp = strdup(strchr(smallest_node->line, ' ') + 1);
+
+		char* space = strchr(smallest_node->line, ' ');
+
+		if(space == NULL) {
+			free(smallest_node->line);
+			wl_list_remove(&smallest_node->link);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		char* tmp = strdup(space + 1);
 		free(smallest_node->line);
 		smallest_node->line = tmp;
 		wl_list_remove(&smallest_node->link);