diff --git a/lua/nvchad/tabufline/lazyload.lua b/lua/nvchad/tabufline/lazyload.lua
index f89c6a61..8f3314ab 100644
--- a/lua/nvchad/tabufline/lazyload.lua
+++ b/lua/nvchad/tabufline/lazyload.lua
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ autocmd({ "BufAdd", "BufEnter", "tabnew" }, {
 
     -- remove unnamed buffer which isnt current buf & modified
     if args.event == "BufAdd" then
-      if #api.nvim_buf_get_name(bufs[1]) == 0 and not get_opt("modified", { buf = bufs[1] }) then
-        table.remove(bufs, 1)
+      if #bufs > 0 and api.nvim_buf_is_valid(bufs[1]) then
+        if #api.nvim_buf_get_name(bufs[1]) == 0 and not get_opt("modified", { buf = bufs[1] }) then
+          table.remove(bufs, 1)
+        end
       end
     end