diff --git a/src/cli/bin.js b/src/cli/bin.js
index 40c096bd64..edb4e1a2f2 100755
--- a/src/cli/bin.js
+++ b/src/cli/bin.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ cli
     }
   })
   .catch(({ error, argv }) => {
-    getIpfs = argv.getIpfs
+    getIpfs = argv && argv.getIpfs
     if (error.message) {
       print(error.message)
       debug(error)