1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/ui/util.c b/ui/util.c
index 03b581816e..e7cd1bcadb 100644
--- a/ui/util.c
+++ b/ui/util.c
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ get_args_as_string(int argc, char **argv, int optindex)
     int i;
     char *argstring;
 
-    /* We don't allow a null-list call */
-    g_assert(argc - optindex > 0);
-
     /*
      * Find out how long the string will be.
      */
@@ -66,6 +63,12 @@ get_args_as_string(int argc, char **argv, int optindex)
     }
 
     /*
+     * If no arguments, return empty string
+     */
+    if (len == 0)
+        return g_strdup("");
+
+    /*
      * Allocate the buffer for the string.
      */
     argstring = (char *)g_malloc(len);