diff --git a/internal/tui/bubbles/git/tree/bubble.go b/internal/tui/bubbles/git/tree/bubble.go
index 1a7be03f101ad990185f6f4d4c8a069613e40a22..94c4b43eac5cd832b37a5c6fdbdadbc003b24c42 100644
--- a/internal/tui/bubbles/git/tree/bubble.go
+++ b/internal/tui/bubbles/git/tree/bubble.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (b *Bubble) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		case "F":
 			return b, b.reset()
 		case "enter", "right", "l":
-			if b.state == treeState {
+			if len(b.list.Items()) > 0 && b.state == treeState {
 				index := b.list.Index()
 				item := b.list.SelectedItem().(item)
 				mode := item.Mode()