diff --git a/lua/darioline/init.lua b/lua/darioline/init.lua
index 006cfa0..d6a8218 100644
--- a/lua/darioline/init.lua
+++ b/lua/darioline/init.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ function M.statusline(options)
 	local id = api.nvim_create_namespace("darioline")
 	api.nvim_set_hl_ns(id)
 
-	if options then
+	if not (options == nil) and not (options.custom == nil) then
 		for part in options.custom do
 			table.insert(parts, part.text)
 			for types in part.types do