diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed03a64c..c8811d22 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - Remove confusing README section about the pane-base-index and
   window-base-index options. These options can be set independently of one
   another now that #542 and #543 are merged.
+- Fix zsh completion when there are no projects
 
 ## 0.11.3
 ### Misc
diff --git a/completion/tmuxinator.zsh b/completion/tmuxinator.zsh
index 40a6964f..666a9b7d 100644
--- a/completion/tmuxinator.zsh
+++ b/completion/tmuxinator.zsh
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ _tmuxinator() {
   projects=(${(f)"$(tmuxinator completions start)"})
 
   if (( CURRENT == 2 )); then
-    _describe -t commands "tmuxinator subcommands" commands
-    _describe -t projects "tmuxinator projects" projects
+    _alternative \
+      'commands:: _describe -t commands "tmuxinator subcommands" commands' \
+      'projects:: _describe -t projects "tmuxinator projects" projects'
   elif (( CURRENT == 3)); then
     case $words[2] in
       copy|debug|delete|open|start)