diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index a5f44ac..8e5a4e0 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ char const * config_get(Config * config, char const * section,
 	Hash * h;
 	char const * value;
 
+	if(section == NULL)
+		section = "";
 	if((h = hash_get(config, section)) != NULL) /* found section */
 	{
 		if((value = hash_get(h, variable)) != NULL) /* found value */