@@ -876,10 +876,19 @@ int new_add_var(str *group_name, unsigned int group_id, str *var_name,

 	cfg_add_var_t	*add_var = NULL, **add_var_p;

 	int		len;

-	LOG(L_DBG, "DEBUG: new_add_var(): declaring a new variable instance %.*s[%u].%.*s\n",

+	if (type && (!var_name || !val)) {

+		LOG(L_ERR, "ERROR: new_add_var(): Missing variable/value specification\n");

+		goto error;

+	}

+	if (type)

+		LOG(L_DBG, "DEBUG: new_add_var(): declaring a new variable instance %.*s[%u].%.*s\n",

 			group_name->len, group_name->s,

 			group_id,

 			var_name->len, var_name->s);

+	else

+		LOG(L_DBG, "DEBUG: new_add_var(): declaring a new group instance %.*s[%u]\n",

+			group_name->len, group_name->s,

+			group_id);

 	if (cfg_shmized) {

 		LOG(L_ERR, "ERROR: new_add_var(): too late, the configuration has already been shmized\n");