diff --git a/lib/utils/utils.js b/lib/utils/utils.js
index 9a3ef31a..db8922de 100644
--- a/lib/utils/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils/utils.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function pingEndpoint(host, port, type, protocol, origin, callback) {
 
 function runCmd(cmd, options, callback) {
   const shelljs = require('shelljs');
-  options = Object.assign({silent: true, exitOnError: true}, options);
+  options = Object.assign({silent: true, exitOnError: true}, options || {});
   let result = shelljs.exec(cmd);
   if (result.code !== 0) {
     console.log("error doing.. " + cmd);