diff --git a/apps/wolfssh/wolfssh.c b/apps/wolfssh/wolfssh.c
index f9414d79..63cb5c63 100644
--- a/apps/wolfssh/wolfssh.c
+++ b/apps/wolfssh/wolfssh.c
@@ -857,6 +857,10 @@ static int config_parse_command_line(struct config* config,
         }
 
         command = (char*)WMALLOC(commandSz, NULL, 0);
+        if (command == NULL) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't capture the command.\n");
+            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        }
         config->command = command;
         cursor = command;