diff --git a/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c b/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
index 3e1451b..0f8bd66 100644
--- a/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
+++ b/src/subst/simple_filename_exp.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/03/02 13:40:10 by jguelen           #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/27 18:39:23 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/01 18:38:35 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ static char	*select_path(char *filepath, char **oldpath, char **path,
 		else
 			return (free(*oldpath), path_split_destroy(path), filepath);
 	}
-	if (*oldpath != filepath)
-		free(filepath);
 	return (NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index e6fcefd..2b647bc 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -335,6 +335,13 @@ status=1
 hello=hi
 EOF
 
+when_run <<EOF "empty command is not found"
+""
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+minishell: : command not found
+EOF
+
 when_run <<EOF "quoted parentheses are not operators"
 echo unclosed '('
 EOF