diff --git a/api/api.lua b/api/api.lua
index 85c638b2..052c42c0 100644
--- a/api/api.lua
+++ b/api/api.lua
@@ -219,13 +219,15 @@ end
 local capture_cache = {}
 function pfUI.api.GetCaptures(pat)
   local r = capture_cache
+
   if not r[pat] then
     for a, b, c, d, e in gfind(gsub(pat, "%((.+)%)", "%1"), gsub(pat, "%d%$", "%%(.-)$")) do
       r[pat] = { a, b, c, d, e}
     end
+
+    r[pat] = r[pat] or {}
   end
 
-  if not r[pat] then return nil, nil, nil, nil end
   return r[pat][1], r[pat][2], r[pat][3], r[pat][4], r[pat][5]
 end