diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3926145..2741601 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = git-20141025
+VERSION = git-20141029
 
 PREFIX    = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/share/man
diff --git a/thumbs.c b/thumbs.c
index 5328d3a..a8f498b 100644
--- a/thumbs.c
+++ b/thumbs.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void tns_init(tns_t *tns, const fileinfo_t *files, const int *cnt, int *sel,
 	if (tns == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (*cnt > 0) {
+	if (cnt != NULL && *cnt > 0) {
 		tns->thumbs = (thumb_t*) s_malloc(*cnt * sizeof(thumb_t));
 		memset(tns->thumbs, 0, *cnt * sizeof(thumb_t));
 	} else {