diff --git a/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.c b/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.c
index ee4cbc5..2ecaefd 100644
--- a/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.c
+++ b/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/13 17:02:32 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/02/17 14:20:45 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/17 14:54:11 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -106,5 +106,7 @@ t_wordlist	*minishell_wordsplit(char *original)
 			break ;
 		idx++;
 	}
+	if (quote != '\0')
+		return (wordlist_destroy(wordlist), NULL);
 	return (wordlist);
 }
diff --git a/tests/word_splitting.c b/tests/word_splitting.c
index 94542de..80e8484 100644
--- a/tests/word_splitting.c
+++ b/tests/word_splitting.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/13 15:17:56 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/02/17 14:37:17 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/17 14:55:31 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "testutil.h"
 #include "libft.h"
 #include "../src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.h"
+#include "unistd.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 /*
@@ -112,6 +113,22 @@ static void	test_wordsplit_mixed_broken(void)
 	wordlist_destroy(words);
 }
 
+static void	test_wordsplit_unclosed_single(void)
+{
+	t_wordlist	*words;
+
+	words = minishell_wordsplit("'hello");
+	assert(words == NULL);
+}
+
+static void	test_wordsplit_unclosed_double(void)
+{
+	t_wordlist	*words;
+
+	words = minishell_wordsplit("\"hello");
+	assert(words == NULL);
+}
+
 int main(void) {
 	test_wordsplit_singleword();
 	test_wordsplit_singleword_with_blanks();
@@ -121,5 +138,7 @@ int main(void) {
 	test_wordsplit_mixed_single_in_double();
 	test_wordsplit_mixed_double_in_single();
 	test_wordsplit_mixed_broken();
+	test_wordsplit_unclosed_single();
+	test_wordsplit_unclosed_double();
 	return (0);
 }