diff --git a/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c
index cf0271c..45156f3 100644
--- a/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/toks_driver_ctx.c
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ int toks_get_driver_ctx(
 					break;
 
 				case TAG_DAEMON:
-					if (!strcmp("always",entry->arg))
+					if (entry->arg && !strcmp("always",entry->arg))
 						cctx.drvflags |= TOKS_DRIVER_DAEMON_ALWAYS;
 
-					else if (!strcmp("never",entry->arg))
+					else if (entry->arg && !strcmp("never",entry->arg))
 						cctx.drvflags |= TOKS_DRIVER_DAEMON_NEVER;
 
 					break;