diff --git a/src/bin/bat/main.rs b/src/bin/bat/main.rs
index a5b6f4f9..50c39371 100644
--- a/src/bin/bat/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/bat/main.rs
@@ -92,16 +92,18 @@ pub fn list_languages(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
         let lang_name = lang.name.clone();
         lang.file_extensions.retain(|extension| {
             // The 'extension' variable is not certainly a real extension.
-            // 
+            //
             // Skip if 'extension' starts with '.', likely a hidden file like '.vimrc'
-            // Also skip if the 'extension' contains another real extension, likely 
+            // Also skip if the 'extension' contains another real extension, likely
             // that is a full match file name like 'CMakeLists.txt' and 'Cargo.lock'
             if extension.starts_with('.') || Path::new(extension).extension().is_some() {
                 true
             } else {
                 let test_file = Path::new("test").with_extension(extension);
-                let syntax = assets.syntax_for_file_name(test_file, &config.syntax_mapping).unwrap();
-                syntax.name == lang_name
+                match assets.syntax_for_file_name(test_file, &config.syntax_mapping) {
+                    Some(syntax) => syntax.name == lang_name,
+                    None => false,
+                }
             }
         });
     }