diff --git a/src/core/main.cpp b/src/core/main.cpp
index 07a478feed5..966bd03e17f 100644
--- a/src/core/main.cpp
+++ b/src/core/main.cpp
@@ -538,15 +538,18 @@ int main( int argc, char * * argv )
 
 	// Test file argument before continuing
 	QFileInfo fileInfo( fileToLoad );
-	if ( !fileInfo.exists() || !fileInfo.isFile() )
+	if( !fileToLoad.isEmpty() )
 	{
-		printf("The file %s does not exist!\n", fileToLoad.toStdString().c_str());
-		exit( 1 );
-	}
-	else if( ! ( fileInfo.suffix() == "mmp" || fileInfo.suffix() == "mmpz" ) )
-	{
-		printf("%s is not an LMMS project file!\n", fileToLoad.toStdString().c_str());
-		exit( 1 );
+		if ( !fileInfo.exists() || !fileInfo.isFile()  )
+		{
+			printf("The file %s does not exist!\n", fileToLoad.toStdString().c_str());
+			exit( 1 );
+		}
+		else if( ! ( fileInfo.suffix() == "mmp" || fileInfo.suffix() == "mmpz" ) )
+		{
+			printf("%s is not an LMMS project file!\n", fileToLoad.toStdString().c_str());
+			exit( 1 );
+		}
 	}
 
 	ConfigManager::inst()->loadConfigFile();