diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
index 3c654d2c52..1e6a0d62d3 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Core/Application.cs
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Core
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(applicationBuilder));
 			if (logger == null)
 				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(logger));
+			if (serverControl == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(serverControl));
 
 			logger.LogInformation(VersionString);