diff --git a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
index 70d072d1..7c883f6c 100644
--- a/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
+++ b/themes/powerline/powerline.base.bash
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function __find_nearest_go_mod() {
 			printf "${path}/go.mod"
 			return 0
 		fi
-		path=$(dirname ${path})
+		path=$(dirname ${path} 2>/dev/null)
 	done
 }