diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index e0c891a13..0d6adc5b6 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ Fixed
 - HTML/JS resource files are now read into RAM on start to avoid crashes when
   changing qutebrowser versions while it's open.
 - Setting `bindings.key_mappings` to an empty value is now allowed.
+- Binding to an empty command now shows an error rather than crashing.
 
 Removed
 ~~~~~~~
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
index c5d06bf1d..a778d1d35 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configdata.yml
@@ -2485,9 +2485,7 @@ bindings.commands:
       name: Dict
       none_ok: true
       keytype: Key
-      valtype:
-        name: Command
-        none_ok: true
+      valtype: Command
   desc: >-
     Keybindings mapping keys to commands in different modes.