diff --git a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/list_box.py b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/list_box.py
index 867b53d..4a91e9f 100644
--- a/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/list_box.py
+++ b/pqcli/ui/curses/widgets/list_box.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ListBox(Scrollable):
         del self._items[idx : idx + count]
 
     def select(self, idx: T.Optional[int]) -> None:
-        if idx < 0:
+        if idx < 0 and len(self._items):
             idx %= len(self._items)
         self._selected = idx