diff --git a/cipherscan b/cipherscan
index feac6b1..1ea1f65 100755
--- a/cipherscan
+++ b/cipherscan
@@ -767,6 +767,10 @@ display_results_in_terminal() {
     fi
 
     echo "Target: $TARGET"; echo
+    if [[ ${#cipherspref[*]} -lt 1 ]]; then
+        echo "No ciphers detected! Aborting."
+        exit 1
+    fi
     for cipher in "${cipherspref[@]}"; do
         # get first in array
         pciph=($cipher)