diff --git a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
index 7e9c3b48a7..45b4d2a5e8 100644
--- a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+++ b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
@@ -203,4 +203,4 @@ _zsh_highlight_load_highlighters "${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS_DIR:-${0:h}/highl
 }
 
 # Initialize the array of active highlighters if needed.
-[[ $#ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS -eq 0 ]] && ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(main)
+[[ $#ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS -eq 0 ]] && ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS=(main) || true