diff --git a/gjson/__init__.py b/gjson/__init__.py
index 9a48177..126d6e6 100644
--- a/gjson/__init__.py
+++ b/gjson/__init__.py
@@ -572,10 +572,13 @@ def not_match_op(obj_a: Any, obj_b: Any) -> bool:
                     return re.match(obj_b, obj_a) is None
                 oper = not_match_op
 
-        if key:
-            ret = [i for i in obj if key in i and oper(i[key], value)]
-        else:  # Query on an array of non-objects, match them directly
-            ret = [i for i in obj if oper(i, value)]
+        try:
+            if key:
+                ret = [i for i in obj if key in i and oper(i[key], value)]
+            else:  # Query on an array of non-objects, match them directly
+                ret = [i for i in obj if oper(i, value)]
+        except TypeError:
+            ret = []
 
         if all_items:
             return ret
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_init.py b/tests/unit/test_init.py
index fa4e887..6817c40 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_init.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ def setup_method(self):
         ('friends.#(first!%"D*").last', 'Craig'),
         ('friends.#(first!%"D???").last', 'Craig'),
         ('friends.#(%0)#', []),
+        ('friends.#(>40)#', []),
         ('children.#(!%"*a*")', 'Alex'),
         ('children.#(%"*a*")#', ['Sara', 'Jack']),
         # Nested queries (TODO)