diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/highlight.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/highlight.vim
index 2e09b95f4..bac144a27 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/highlight.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/plugins/highlight.vim
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ function! s:highlight() abort
   for item in s:stack
     call add(s:highlight_id, s:CMP.matchaddpos('HiBlueBold', [ item ]))
   endfor
-  let s:highlight_id_c = s:CMP.matchaddpos('HiPurpleBold', [s:stack[s:index]])
+  if !empty(get(s:stack, s:index, []))
+    let s:highlight_id_c = s:CMP.matchaddpos('HiPurpleBold', [s:stack[s:index]])
+  endif
 endfunction
 " }}}
 
diff --git a/test/plugin/highlight.vader b/test/plugin/highlight.vader
index 0b3b1f541..95bf5f0ed 100644
--- a/test/plugin/highlight.vader
+++ b/test/plugin/highlight.vader
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Given (fixture):
     Hello
   Hello
 
-Execute ( SpaceVim plugin: iedit ):
+Execute ( SpaceVim plugin: highlight.vim `SPC s h/H` ):
   let g:_spacevim_input_list = ['e', 'D', 'a', 'W', 'o', 'r', 'l', 'd', "\<Esc>", "\<Esc>"]
   call SpaceVim#plugins#highlight#start()