Resume crashes with 'Cannot read properties of null (reading split)'
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 14, 2026 by terapixel0505
Bug Description
Every time I click "resume" to open a recent conversation, Claude Code crashes with the following error:
Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split')
This happens consistently across all conversations, not just a specific one.
Stack Trace
file:///mnt/c/Users/marke/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3191:2292
-Object.le (file:///...cli.js:3191:2292)
-rf4 (file:///...cli.js:2866:44210)
-ez (file:///...cli.js:754:20985)
-$w (file:///...cli.js:754:39526)
-EH (file:///...cli.js:754:50215)
-pk6 (file:///...cli.js:754:86957)
-gk6 (file:///...cli.js:754:85918)
-Bk6 (file:///...cli.js:754:85740)
-ds6 (file:///...cli.js:754:82479)
-L6 (file:///...cli.js:754:6488)
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Code CLI
- Click "resume" to open any recent conversation
- Error appears immediately
Environment
- Platform: WSL2 (Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2)
- Installation: npm global (
/mnt/c/Users/.../npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code) - Shell: bash
Expected Behavior
Resume should open the selected conversation without crashing.
Actual Behavior
Crashes every time with the null .split() error shown above.