diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/zio-backup b/usr/local/sbin/zio-backup
index 0230ecd..f348182 100755
--- a/usr/local/sbin/zio-backup
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/zio-backup
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+[[ -z $paths ]] && die "No paths specified. Aborting..."
+
 if [[ ! -z $pre_script ]]; then
     say_do "Executing pre-backup script..."
     . $pre_script