diff --git a/lua/navigator/util.lua b/lua/navigator/util.lua
index 4101c94..1d6fc4d 100644
--- a/lua/navigator/util.lua
+++ b/lua/navigator/util.lua
@@ -380,11 +380,12 @@ function M.empty(t)
 end
 
 function M.encoding(client)
-  if type(client) ~= 'table' then
-    if client == nil then
-      client = 1
-    end
-    client = vim.lsp.get_client_by_id(client)
+  if client == nil then
+    client = 1
+  end
+
+  if type(client) == 'number' then
+    client = vim.lsp.get_client_by_id(client) or {}
   end
   local oe = client.offset_encoding
   if oe == nil then