diff --git a/src/linker.c b/src/linker.c
index 365480b0..c983832c 100644
--- a/src/linker.c
+++ b/src/linker.c
@@ -138,10 +138,20 @@ static jv jv_basename(jv name) {
 
 // Asummes validated relative path to module
 static jv find_lib(jq_state *jq, jv rel_path, jv search, const char *suffix, jv jq_origin, jv lib_origin) {
-  if (jv_get_kind(search) != JV_KIND_ARRAY)
-    return jv_invalid_with_msg(jv_string_fmt("Module search path must be an array"));
-  if (jv_get_kind(rel_path) != JV_KIND_STRING)
+  if (!jv_is_valid(rel_path)) {
+    jv_free(search);
+    return rel_path;
+  }
+  if (jv_get_kind(rel_path) != JV_KIND_STRING) {
+    jv_free(rel_path);
+    jv_free(search);
     return jv_invalid_with_msg(jv_string_fmt("Module path must be a string"));
+  }
+  if (jv_get_kind(search) != JV_KIND_ARRAY) {
+    jv_free(rel_path);
+    jv_free(search);
+    return jv_invalid_with_msg(jv_string_fmt("Module search path must be an array"));
+  }
 
   struct stat st;
   int ret;