diff --git a/toolbox/os_highlevel.cpp b/toolbox/os_highlevel.cpp
index 794435d..f31ae46 100644
--- a/toolbox/os_highlevel.cpp
+++ b/toolbox/os_highlevel.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ namespace OS {
 
 		// expand the path.  Also handles relative paths.
 		char *cp = ::fs_spec_realpath(path.c_str(), buffer);
-
+		if (!cp) return "";
+		
 		return std::string(cp);
 	}