diff --git a/src/switch_cpp.cpp b/src/switch_cpp.cpp
index fe71a6400a..f1c1727452 100644
--- a/src/switch_cpp.cpp
+++ b/src/switch_cpp.cpp
@@ -1300,7 +1300,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(int) CoreSession::recordFile(char *file_name, int time_limit, int
 	this_check(-1);
 	sanity_check(-1);
 
-	if (!file_name) return 0;
+	if (!file_name) {
+		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_SESSION_LOG(session), SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "No file specified.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
 	memset(&local_fh, 0, sizeof(local_fh));
 	fhp = &local_fh;
 	local_fh.thresh = silence_threshold;