2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/play.js b/src/play.js
index 8f52e63..c754836 100755
--- a/src/play.js
+++ b/src/play.js
@@ -302,7 +302,10 @@ async function main(args) {
 
       const pathString = util.nextArg()
       const group = filterPlaylistByPathString(sourcePlaylist, pathString)
-      activePlaylist.items.push(group)
+
+      if (group) {
+        activePlaylist.items.push(group)
+      }
     },
 
     'k': util => util.alias('-keep'),
diff --git a/src/playlist-utils.js b/src/playlist-utils.js
index a75008a..d19c571 100644
--- a/src/playlist-utils.js
+++ b/src/playlist-utils.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function filterGrouplikeByPath(grouplike, pathParts) {
     }
   } else {
     console.warn(`Not found: "${pathParts[0]}"`)
-    return grouplike
+    return null
   }
 }
 
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ function removeGroupByPath(playlist, pathParts) {
 
   const groupToRemove = filterGrouplikeByPath(playlist, pathParts)
 
+  if (groupToRemove === null) {
+    return
+  }
+
   if (playlist === groupToRemove) {
     console.error(
       'You can\'t remove the playlist from itself! Instead, try --clear' +