diff --git a/main/manager.c b/main/manager.c
index 818fc2ecad115517c0be07bfb1f8901552828b35..2a4bfa0c1663ff868e6b3b967bfe352419f85a81 100644
--- a/main/manager.c
+++ b/main/manager.c
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ static int action_originate(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
 		ast_parse_allow_disallow(NULL, cap, codecs, 1);
 	}
 
-	if (!ast_strlen_zero(app)) {
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(app) && s->session) {
 		int bad_appdata = 0;
 		/* To run the System application (or anything else that goes to
 		 * shell), you must have the additional System privilege */