diff --git a/scripts/fish/prompt b/scripts/fish/prompt
index 0177ef2..5db1f6a 100644
--- a/scripts/fish/prompt
+++ b/scripts/fish/prompt
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ function fish_right_prompt
 end
 
 function fish_greeting
-	set_color c50ed2
+	if test -f /usr/share/dict/words && test (what shuf)
+		set_color c50ed2
 
-	echo "Word of the moment: "(shuf -n1 /usr/share/dict/words) |
-		awk -f $_agw_dir_scripts/text/mid.awk col=$COLUMNS
+		echo "Word of the moment: "(shuf -n1 /usr/share/dict/words) |
+			awk -f $_agw_dir_scripts/text/mid.awk col=$COLUMNS
 
-	set_color normal
+		set_color normal
+	end
 end
 
 ## EOF