diff --git a/core/event_scheduler.js b/core/event_scheduler.js
index b4243a7a..e6f94bd1 100644
--- a/core/event_scheduler.js
+++ b/core/event_scheduler.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ScheduledEvent {
 		this.schedule 	= this.parseScheduleString(events[name].schedule);
 		this.action		= this.parseActionSpec(events[name].action);
 		if(this.action) {
-			this.action.args = events[name].args;
+			this.action.args = events[name].args || [];
 		}	
 	}