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diff --git a/adu.c b/adu.c
index 37a0867..fe0caa5 100644
--- a/adu.c
+++ b/adu.c
@@ -296,9 +296,15 @@ static void get_database_dir_or_die(void)
 
 	if (conf.database_dir_given)
 		tmp = adu_strdup(conf.database_dir_arg);
-	else
+	else {
+		if (!conf.base_dir_arg) {
+			EMERG_LOG("fatal: neither database dir "
+				"nor base dir given\n");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
 		tmp = make_message("%s%s",
 			conf.database_root_arg, conf.base_dir_arg);
+	}
 	/*
 	 * As we change the cwd during database creation, database_dir
 	 * must be an absolute path.