1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/parse_ini.c b/lib/parse_ini.c
index 1d64a506..004396fe 100644
--- a/lib/parse_ini.c
+++ b/lib/parse_ini.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ static void parse_locator(const char *locator, const char *def_stanza, np_ini_in
         /* if there is no @file part */
         if(stanza_len==locator_len){
                 i->file=default_file();
+                if(strcmp(i->file, "") == 0){
+                        die(STATE_UNKNOWN, _("Cannot find '%s' or '%s' in any standard location.\n"), NP_DEFAULT_INI_FILENAME1, NP_DEFAULT_INI_FILENAME2);
+                }
         } else {
                 i->file=strdup(&(locator[stanza_len+1]));
         }