diff --git a/extra/completion.bash b/extra/completion.bash
index b8b0ddc..be4783e 100755
--- a/extra/completion.bash
+++ b/extra/completion.bash
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ _path_gen() {
     for path in "${full_paths[@]}"; do
       trimmed_paths+=("${path:${#sshyp_path}:-4}")
     done
+    if [ "${trimmed_paths[0]}" == '/**/*' ]; then trimmed_paths[0]=help; fi
 } &&
 
 _sshyp_completions() {
diff --git a/extra/completion.zsh b/extra/completion.zsh
index 9182de6..15382e8 100755
--- a/extra/completion.zsh
+++ b/extra/completion.zsh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ full_paths=("$sshyp_path"/**/*.gpg)
 for scan_path in "${full_paths[@]}"; do
     trimmed_paths+=("${${scan_path#$sshyp_path}%????}")
 done
+[[ -v trimmed_paths ]] || trimmed_paths=(help)
 
 case ${words[-2]} in
   sshyp )