diff --git a/adb/adb.go b/adb/adb.go
index becd078..c3618fa 100644
--- a/adb/adb.go
+++ b/adb/adb.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type Device struct {
 
 var deviceRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^([^\s]+)\s+device(.*)$`)
 
-func Devices() ([]Device, error) {
+func Devices() ([]*Device, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command("adb", "devices", "-l")
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func Devices() ([]Device, error) {
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	var devices []Device
+	var devices []*Device
 	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
 	for scanner.Scan() {
 		line := scanner.Text()
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func Devices() ([]Device, error) {
 		if m == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		device := Device{
+		device := &Device{
 			Id: m[1],
 		}
 		extras := m[2]
@@ -87,17 +87,17 @@ func Devices() ([]Device, error) {
 	return devices, nil
 }
 
-func (d Device) AdbCmd(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+func (d *Device) AdbCmd(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 	cmdArgs := append([]string{"-s", d.Id}, args...)
 	return exec.Command("adb", cmdArgs...)
 }
 
-func (d Device) AdbShell(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+func (d *Device) AdbShell(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 	shellArgs := append([]string{"shell"}, args...)
 	return d.AdbCmd(shellArgs...)
 }
 
-func (d Device) Install(path string) error {
+func (d *Device) Install(path string) error {
 	cmd := d.AdbCmd("install", path)
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (d Device) Install(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (d Device) Uninstall(pkg string) error {
+func (d *Device) Uninstall(pkg string) error {
 	cmd := d.AdbCmd("uninstall", pkg)
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ var (
 	verNameRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^    versionName=(.+)`)
 )
 
-func (d Device) Installed() (map[string]Package, error) {
+func (d *Device) Installed() (map[string]Package, error) {
 	cmd := d.AdbShell("dumpsys", "package", "packages")
 	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/fdroidcl/devices.go b/cmd/fdroidcl/devices.go
index 231fdd7..83b55a1 100644
--- a/cmd/fdroidcl/devices.go
+++ b/cmd/fdroidcl/devices.go
@@ -40,16 +40,18 @@ func startAdbIfNeeded() {
 	}
 }
 
-func oneDevice() adb.Device {
+func oneDevice() *adb.Device {
 	devices, err := adb.Devices()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Could not get devices: %v", err)
 	}
 	if len(devices) == 0 {
-		log.Fatalf("No devices found")
+		log.Printf("No devices found, no device info will be available")
+		return nil
 	}
 	if len(devices) > 1 {
-		log.Fatalf("Too many devices found")
+		log.Printf("Too many devices found, no device info will be available")
+		return nil
 	}
 	return devices[0]
 }
diff --git a/cmd/fdroidcl/search.go b/cmd/fdroidcl/search.go
index 3246ad0..7fd18f1 100644
--- a/cmd/fdroidcl/search.go
+++ b/cmd/fdroidcl/search.go
@@ -33,14 +33,18 @@ func runSearch(args []string) {
 		fmt.Println("-i is redundant if -u is specified")
 		cmdSearch.Flag.Usage()
 	}
+	device := oneDevice()
+	if device == nil && (*installed || *updates) {
+		log.Fatalf("Exactly one connected device is needed")
+	}
 	index := mustLoadIndex()
 	apps := filterAppsSearch(index.Apps, args)
 	if *installed {
-		instPkgs := mustInstalled(oneDevice())
+		instPkgs := mustInstalled(device)
 		apps = filterAppsInstalled(apps, instPkgs)
 	}
 	if *updates {
-		instPkgs := mustInstalled(oneDevice())
+		instPkgs := mustInstalled(device)
 		apps = filterAppsUpdates(apps, instPkgs)
 	}
 	if *quiet {
@@ -104,7 +108,10 @@ func printApp(app fdroidcl.App, IDLen int) {
 	fmt.Printf("    %s\n", app.Summary)
 }
 
-func mustInstalled(device adb.Device) map[string]adb.Package {
+func mustInstalled(device *adb.Device) map[string]adb.Package {
+	if device == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	inst, err := device.Installed()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Could not get installed packages: %v", err)