diff --git a/lib/prompt.py b/lib/prompt.py
index 4cb3f97..79b9c03 100755
--- a/lib/prompt.py
+++ b/lib/prompt.py
@@ -220,16 +220,20 @@ class LoginPart(Part):
 		self.fragments.append(style_reset())
 
 def list_homes():
-	already_listed = set()
+	usernames = []
+	home_dirs = []
 	
-	with open("/etc/passwd") as f:
-		for line in f:
-			tokens = line.split(":")
-			
-			if tokens[5] != "/dev/null":
-				if tokens[5] not in already_listed:
-					already_listed.add(tokens[5])
-					yield (tokens[5], tokens[0])
+	if os.path.exists("/etc/passwd"):
+		with open("/etc/passwd") as f:
+			for line in f:
+				tokens = line.split(":")
+				
+				if tokens[5] != "/dev/null":
+					if tokens[5] not in home_dirs:
+						usernames.append(tokens[0])
+						home_dirs.append(tokens[5])
+	
+	return list(zip(home_dirs, usernames))
 
 class Dir:
 	def __init__(self, path, name=None, slash="/"):