diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_filter_mime.fish b/share/functions/__fish_filter_mime.fish
index 48fd0b969..448798234 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_filter_mime.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_filter_mime.fish
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #
 # $argv[1] is a mimetype. The mimetype may contain wildcards. All
 # following arguments are filenames. Filenames matching the mimetype
@@ -10,7 +9,10 @@ function __fish_filter_mime -d "Select files with a specific mimetype"
 	set -l mime_search $argv[1]
 	set -e argv[1]
 
-	set -l mime (mimedb -f $argv)
+	if not set -l mime (mimedb -f $argv)
+		return 1
+	end
+	
 	set -l res
 
 	for i in (seq (count $mime))