diff --git a/src/tools/balooshow/main.cpp b/src/tools/balooshow/main.cpp
--- a/src/tools/balooshow/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/balooshow/main.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@
             quint32 devId = parser.value(QStringLiteral("d")).toULong();
 
             fid = Baloo::devIdAndInodeToId(devId, inode);
-            url = QFile::decodeName(tr.documentUrl(fid));
+            if (fid > 0) {
+                url = QFile::decodeName(tr.documentUrl(fid));
+            } else {
+                stream << i18n("No index information for %1", url) << endl;
+                continue;
+            }
         } else {
             fid = Baloo::filePathToId(QFile::encodeName(url));
         }