diff --git a/src/switch.c b/src/switch.c
index 89a23b75c7..5f0c9d82b3 100644
--- a/src/switch.c
+++ b/src/switch.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	char *local_argv[1024] = { 0 };
 	int local_argc = argc;
 	char *arg_argv[128] = { 0 };
-	int alt_dirs = 0, log_set = 0, run_set = 0, do_kill = 0;
+	int alt_dirs = 0, alt_base = 0, log_set = 0, run_set = 0, do_kill = 0;
 	int priority = 0;
 #ifdef __sun
 	switch_core_flag_t flags = SCF_USE_SQL;
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				return 255;
 			}
 			strcpy(SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.base_dir, local_argv[x]);
+			alt_base = 1;
 		}
 
 		else if (!strcmp(local_argv[x], "-temp")) {
@@ -1028,7 +1029,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return 255;
 	}
 
-	if (alt_dirs && alt_dirs != 3) {
+	if (alt_dirs && alt_dirs != 3 && !alt_base) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "You must specify all or none of -conf, -log, and -db\n");
 		return 255;
 	}