diff --git a/internal/ui/dialog/sessions_item.go b/internal/ui/dialog/sessions_item.go
index 87a2627daa3b63eca309feeb914ec80c33e2ef1f..119d3efb9cba1ee0a700b0b4bc22fee94289af76 100644
--- a/internal/ui/dialog/sessions_item.go
+++ b/internal/ui/dialog/sessions_item.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func renderItem(t ListIemStyles, title string, info string, focused bool, width
 	titleWidth := lipgloss.Width(title)
 	gap := strings.Repeat(" ", max(0, lineWidth-titleWidth-infoWidth))
 	content := title
-	if matches := len(m.MatchedIndexes); matches > 0 {
+	if m != nil && len(m.MatchedIndexes) > 0 {
 		var lastPos int
 		parts := make([]string, 0)
 		ranges := matchedRanges(m.MatchedIndexes)