diff --git a/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency/db_client.lua b/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency/db_client.lua
index a008d84..30fa0f0 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency/db_client.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/_extensions/frecency/db_client.lua
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ local function filter_timestamps(timestamps, file_id)
 end
 
 local function get_file_scores()
-  if not sql_wrapper then return end
+  if not sql_wrapper then return {} end
 
   local scores = {}
   local files           = sql_wrapper:do_transaction('get_all_filepaths')