diff --git a/userland/projects.el b/userland/projects.el
index f2a4d52..124a9f0 100644
--- a/userland/projects.el
+++ b/userland/projects.el
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 (defun theurgy-swap-to-tab-project ()
   "Go to the project dir of the tab group."
   (let ((tab-group-name (tab-bar-tab-group-default (tab-bar--current-tab))))
-    (when (string-match-p "^project:" tab-group-name)
+    (when (and tab-group-name (string-match-p "^project:" tab-group-name))
       (neotree-dir (string-remove-prefix "project: " tab-group-name)))))
 
 (add-hook 'tab-bar-select-tab-hook #'theurgy-swap-to-tab-project)