diff --git a/vmware-host-pooler-api b/vmware-host-pooler-api
index d69b614..24b7444 100755
--- a/vmware-host-pooler-api
+++ b/vmware-host-pooler-api
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ redis = $config[:redis]
 $logger = Logger.new $config[:config]['logfile']
 
 # Set some defaults
+$config[:redis] ||= Hash.new
 $config[:redis]['server'] ||= 'localhost'
 
 # Connect to Redis