diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
index 6c6726263b4..3bac11c353b 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/api.lua
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ end
 local function wrap_node(f)
   return function(node, ...)
     node = node or require("nvim-tree.lib").get_node_at_cursor()
-    f(node, ...)
+    if node then
+      f(node, ...)
+    end
   end
 end