diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
index 55c416ac..7b3d76b7 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-hello.el
@@ -788,6 +788,7 @@ following:
   "Run notmuch and display saved searches, known tags, etc."
   (interactive)
 
+  (notmuch-assert-cli-sane)
   ;; This may cause a window configuration change, so if the
   ;; auto-refresh hook is already installed, avoid recursive refresh.
   (let ((notmuch-hello-auto-refresh nil))