diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index cd259c8028..59a40aacb4 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(stun_function)
 	}
 
 	stun_ip = strdup(cmd);
+	switch_assert(stun_ip);
 
 	if ((p = strchr(stun_ip, ':'))) {
 		int iport;