diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index c03a6d9d7..e9eae14e0 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -4590,7 +4590,7 @@ void loadDataFromDisk(void) {
     if (server.aof_state == AOF_ON) {
         if (loadAppendOnlyFile(server.aof_filename) == C_OK)
             serverLog(LL_NOTICE,"DB loaded from append only file: %.3f seconds",(float)(ustime()-start)/1000000);
-    } else {
+    } else if (server.rdb_filename != NULL) {
         rdbSaveInfo rsi = RDB_SAVE_INFO_INIT;
         if (rdbLoad(server.rdb_filename,&rsi) == C_OK) {
             serverLog(LL_NOTICE,"DB loaded from disk: %.3f seconds",