1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/rabbit_control.erl b/src/rabbit_control.erl
index 00af68b682..c8f3ed00d9 100644
--- a/src/rabbit_control.erl
+++ b/src/rabbit_control.erl
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ action(stop, Node, Args, _Opts, Inform) ->
     case {Res, Args} of
         {ok, [PidFile]} -> wait_for_process_death(
                              read_pid_file(PidFile, false));
-        _               -> ok
+        {_, []}         -> ok;
+        _               -> exit({badarg, Args})
     end,
     Res;