diff --git a/reddit.go b/reddit.go
index 2cb5938..2af9b32 100644
--- a/reddit.go
+++ b/reddit.go
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ func getNewestPost(subreddit string) (post, error) {
 	if len(resp.Data.Children) < 1 {
 		return post{}, errors.New("bad data from reddit")
 	}
-	numS := re.FindStringSubmatch(resp.Data.Children[0].Data.Title)[0]
+	reSearch := re.FindStringSubmatch(resp.Data.Children[0].Data.Title)
+	if len(reSearch) == 0 {
+		return post{}, fmt.Errorf("Something strange in data from reddit")
+	}
+	numS := reSearch[0]
 	num, err := strconv.Atoi(numS)
 	if err != nil || numS == "" {
 		num = -1