diff --git a/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c b/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c
index b79bb50ac6..08b6752251 100644
--- a/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c
+++ b/cdr/cdr_sqlite3_custom.c
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ static int sqlite3_log(struct ast_cdr *cdr)
 	struct ast_channel dummy = { 0, };
 	int count = 0;
 
+	if (db == NULL) {
+		/* Should not have loaded, but be failsafe. */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	{ /* Make it obvious that only sql should be used outside of this block */
 		char *escaped;
 		char subst_buf[2048];