diff --git a/src/switch_config.c b/src/switch_config.c
index 974cbf6107..0c7c385247 100644
--- a/src/switch_config.c
+++ b/src/switch_config.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(int) switch_config_next_pair(switch_config_t *cfg, char **var, ch
 
 	*var = *val = NULL;
 
-	if (!cfg->path) {
+	if ( !cfg->path || (cfg->path && cfg->path[0] != '\0' )) {
 		return 0;
 	}