diff --git a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
index e9a6d9f8..1e9fd186 100755
--- a/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
+++ b/.config/helix/scripts/typst-zathura.fish
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ else
     set ret 0
 end
 
+# only echo if -q not set
+function qecho
+    if not set -q _flag_q
+        echo $argv[1]
+    end
+end
+
 # traverse up process tree to find caller Helix PID
 function find_parent_process -a target
     set current_pid $fish_pid
@@ -28,6 +35,11 @@ function find_parent_process -a target
 end
 
 set parent_pid (find_parent_process hx)
+if test -z "$parent_pid"
+    qecho "Couldn't find parent hx process!"
+    return $ret
+end
+echo $parent_pid
 
 function zopen --wraps zathura
     zathura "$argv[1]" &>/dev/null &
@@ -45,13 +57,6 @@ function find_pdf
     end
 end
 
-# only echo if -q not set
-function qecho
-    if not set -q _flag_q
-        echo $argv[1]
-    end
-end
-
 set -l src (path resolve $argv[1])
 # echo $src
 # string replace