diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c
index 1c8a4744e5..8075204e77 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c
@@ -544,7 +544,12 @@ switch_status_t mod_xml_radius_add_params(switch_core_session_t *session, switch
 							goto err;
 						}			
 					} else if ( attribute->type == 1 ) {
-						int number = atoi(switch_channel_get_variable(channel, variable));
+						char *data = switch_channel_get_variable(channel, variable);
+						int number = 0;
+						
+						if ( data ) {
+							number = atoi(data);
+						}
 						
 						if (rc_avpair_add(handle, send, attr_num, &number, -1, vend_num) == NULL) {
 							switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR,