src/nnn.c | 4 +---

diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index ef20b13d6df55b9ea4d7d6ef90c445a4b3061254..4e1405777c3d196bb945d213e77231aa8c20a002 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -4321,13 +4321,11 @@ 	int r;
 	char ctx, *nextpath = NULL;
 	ssize_t len = read_nointr(fd, g_buf, 1);
 
-	if (len != 1)
+	if (len != 1 || g_buf[0] < '0')
 		return;
 
 	if (g_buf[0] == '+')
 		ctx = (char)(get_free_ctx() + 1);
-	else if (g_buf[0] < '0')
-		return;
 	else {
 		ctx = g_buf[0] - '0';
 		if (ctx > CTX_MAX)