diff --git a/src/beesh.sh.in b/src/beesh.sh.in
index 98061b0..4460fe0 100644
--- a/src/beesh.sh.in
+++ b/src/beesh.sh.in
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ function check_rebuild() {
                       echo "${bf}"
                   done | ${BEESORT} | tail -1)
 
+    test -n "${beefile_max}" || exit 1
     eval $(${BEEVERSION} ${beefile_max})
     print_warning "cp ${beefile} ${PWD}/${PKGFULLNAME}-${PKGFULLVERSION}-$((PKGREVISION + 1)).bee"