diff --git a/src/switch.c b/src/switch.c
index 19e0578efa..54ae45db6c 100644
--- a/src/switch.c
+++ b/src/switch.c
@@ -660,6 +660,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		char buf[1024] = "";
 		int i = 0;
 		
+		switch_assert(argv[0]);
 		switch_sleep(1000000);
 		ret = (int)execv(argv[0], argv);
 		fprintf(stderr, "Restart Failed [%s] resorting to plan b\n", strerror(errno));