1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.cpp b/cpp/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.cpp
index 0f26b5a6c30..f1f335e070f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/IceBox/ServiceManagerI.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@ IceBox::ServiceManagerI::start()
         //
         const string prefix = "IceBox.Service.";
         PropertyDict services = properties->getPropertiesForPrefix(prefix);
+        if(services.empty())
+        {
+            throw FailureException(__FILE__, __LINE__, "ServiceManager: configuration must include at least one IceBox service");
+        }
+
         PropertyDict::iterator p;
         StringSeq loadOrder = properties->getPropertyAsList("IceBox.LoadOrder");
         vector<StartServiceInfo> servicesInfo;