diff --git a/actions.c b/actions.c
index 8fc48a5..97215a2 100644
--- a/actions.c
+++ b/actions.c
@@ -442,6 +442,11 @@ pkgin_install(char **opkgargs, int do_inst, int upgrade)
 	char		h_psize[H_BUF], h_fsize[H_BUF], h_free[H_BUF];
 	struct		stat st;
 
+	if (SLIST_EMPTY(&r_plisthead)) {
+		printf("%s\n", MSG_EMPTY_AVAIL_PKGLIST);
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	/* transform command line globs into pkgnames */
 	if ((pkgargs = glob_to_pkgarg(opkgargs, &rc)) == NULL) {
 		printf(MSG_NOTHING_TO_DO);
diff --git a/impact.c b/impact.c
index da5aad1..601165b 100644
--- a/impact.c
+++ b/impact.c
@@ -368,12 +368,6 @@ pkg_impact(char **pkgargs, int *rc)
 	char		tmpicon;
 #endif
 
-	if (SLIST_EMPTY(&r_plisthead)) {
-		printf("%s\n", MSG_EMPTY_AVAIL_PKGLIST);
-		*rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	TRACE("[>]-entering impact\n");
 
 	impacthead = init_head();