diff --git a/cmd/edit.go b/cmd/edit.go
index bccd3413..f10692c1 100644
--- a/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/cmd/edit.go
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ func init() {
 		Long:    longDesc,
 		Short:   editCmdDesc,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			if len(args) <= 0 {
+				fmt.Print("edit needs arguments. See ultralist e[dit] -h.\n")
+				return
+			}
 			todoID, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("Could not parse todo ID: '%s'\n", args[0])