diff --git a/kubectx b/kubectx
index 4f02e5b..3bb6443 100755
--- a/kubectx
+++ b/kubectx
@@ -108,14 +108,20 @@ save_context() {
 }
 
 switch_context() {
-  $KUBECTL config use-context "${1}"
+  if ! $KUBECTL config use-context "${1}"; then
+    if [[ -t 1 &&  -z "${KUBECTX_IGNORE_FZF:-}" && "$(type fzf &>/dev/null; echo $?)" -eq 0 ]]; then
+      choose_context_interactive "${1}"
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
 }
 
 choose_context_interactive() {
   local choice
   choice="$(_KUBECTX_FORCE_COLOR=1 \
     FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND="${SELF_CMD}" \
-    fzf --ansi --no-preview || true)"
+    fzf --ansi --no-preview --query "${1:-}" --select-1 || true)"
   if [[ -z "${choice}" ]]; then
     echo 2>&1 "error: you did not choose any of the options"
     exit 1