diff --git a/src/awk/artists.awk b/src/awk/artists.awk
index caea0a3..aee21b1 100644
--- a/src/awk/artists.awk
+++ b/src/awk/artists.awk
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ BEGIN {
   OFS="\t"
   local_artists[0] = 0
   delete local_artists[0]
-  while ((getline < file_local_artists) == 1) 
-    local_artists[$1] = 1
-  close(file_local_artists)
+  if (file_local_artists) {
+    while ((getline < file_local_artists) == 1)
+      local_artists[$1] = 1
+    close(file_local_artists)
+  }
 }
 { 
   gsub("&", "\\\\&")
diff --git a/src/awk/releasegroups.awk b/src/awk/releasegroups.awk
index 3e15acd..091f6a3 100644
--- a/src/awk/releasegroups.awk
+++ b/src/awk/releasegroups.awk
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ BEGIN {
   OFS="\t"
   local_releasegroups[0] = 0
   delete local_releasegroups[0]
-  while ((getline < file_local_releasegroups) == 1) 
-    local_releasegroups[$1] = 1
-  close(file_local_releasegroups)
+  if (file_local_releasegroups) {
+    while ((getline < file_local_releasegroups) == 1)
+      local_releasegroups[$1] = 1
+    close(file_local_releasegroups)
+  }
 }
 {
   line_type=""
diff --git a/src/awk/releases.awk b/src/awk/releases.awk
index abf1ebc..adae212 100644
--- a/src/awk/releases.awk
+++ b/src/awk/releases.awk
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ BEGIN {
   OFS="\t"
   local_releases[0] = 0
   delete local_releases[0]
-  while ((getline < file_local_releases) == 1) 
-    local_releases[$1] = 1
-  close(file_local_releases)
+  if (file_local_releases) {
+    while ((getline < file_local_releases) == 1)
+      local_releases[$1] = 1
+    close(file_local_releases)
+  }
 }
 {
   id = $1
diff --git a/src/main.sh b/src/main.sh
index 2c3901b..0898b40 100755
--- a/src/main.sh
+++ b/src/main.sh
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ while true; do
     key=$(echo "$sel" | head -1 | tail -1)
     mid=$(echo "$sel" | head -2 | tail -1)
     [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ ! "$key" ] && [ "$mid" ] && set -- "--release" "$mid"
-    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-h" ] && set -- "--select-artist" "$(mb_releasegroup "$2" | $JQ -r '."artist-credit"')"
-    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-a" ] && set -- "--select-artist" "$(mb_release "$mid" | $JQ -r '."artist-credit"')"
+    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-h" ] && set -- "--select-artist" "$(mb_releasegroup "$2" | $JQ -r -c '."artist-credit"')"
+    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-a" ] && set -- "--select-artist" "$(mb_release "$mid" | $JQ -r -c '."artist-credit"')"
     ;;
   "--release")
     title="$(mb_release "$2" |
@@ -484,8 +484,8 @@ while true; do
     lns=$(echo "$sel" | wc -l)
     key=$(echo "$sel" | head -1 | tail -1)
     mid=$(echo "$sel" | head -2 | tail -1)
-    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-h" ] && set -- "--releasegroup" "$(mb_release "$2" | $JQ -r '."release-group".id')"
-    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-a" ] && set -- "--select-artist" "$(mb_release "$2" | $JQ -r ".media[].tracks[] | select(.id==\"$mid\") | .\"artist-credit\"")"
+    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-h" ] && set -- "--releasegroup" "$(mb_release "$2" | $JQ -r -c '."release-group".id')"
+    [ "$lns" -eq 2 ] && [ "$key" = "ctrl-a" ] && set -- "--select-artist" "$(mb_release "$2" | $JQ -r -c ".media[].tracks[] | select(.id==\"$mid\") | .\"artist-credit\"")"
     ;;
   "--select-artist")
     tput rmcup