diff --git a/main/manager.c b/main/manager.c
index 15f485cbb2..c8a8a8d3a8 100644
--- a/main/manager.c
+++ b/main/manager.c
@@ -1805,6 +1805,10 @@ static int action_getvar(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
 	}
 
 	if (varname[strlen(varname) - 1] == ')') {
+		if (!c) {
+			astman_send_error(s, m, "No such channel");
+			return 0;
+		}
 		ast_func_read(c, (char *) varname, workspace, sizeof(workspace));
 		varval = workspace;
 	} else {