diff --git a/bin/easyengine b/bin/easyengine
index 4003b670..193dc8fd 100644
--- a/bin/easyengine
+++ b/bin/easyengine
@@ -523,9 +523,13 @@ elif [ "$EE_FIRST" = "debug" ]; then
 		# Debug stop on CTRL+C
 		trap "ee_mod_debug_stop" EXIT
 
-		tail -f $EE_DEBUG_MSG
+		if [ ! -z $EE_DEBUG_MSG ]; then
+			tail -f $EE_DEBUG_MSG
+		fi
 	elif [ "$EE_DEBUG_INTERACTIVE" != "-i" ] && [ "$EE_DEBUG" != "--stop" ]; then
-		ee_lib_echo_info "tail -f $EE_DEBUG_MSG"
+		if [ ! -z $EE_DEBUG_MSG ]; then
+			ee_lib_echo_info "tail -f $EE_DEBUG_MSG"
+		fi
 	fi
 fi