diff --git a/tui/commands.go b/tui/commands.go
index 64ee06d78f4cbc17c4262005e07ded2210f8fdf1..e88856e99e926d8e3fa73045a60a9bb275e04b27 100644
--- a/tui/commands.go
+++ b/tui/commands.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ func (b *Bubble) setupCmd() tea.Msg {
 			mes = append(mes, MenuEntry{Name: r.Name, Repo: r.Name})
 		}
 	}
+	if len(mes) == 0 {
+		return errMsg{fmt.Errorf("no repos found")}
+	}
 	var tmplConfig *Config
 	for _, me := range mes {
 		if me.Repo == "config" {