diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/RunCommandService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/RunCommandService.java
index 9bc1326a..59b52b14 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/RunCommandService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/RunCommandService.java
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ public class RunCommandService extends Service {
         if(!executionCommand.setState(ExecutionState.PRE_EXECUTION))
             return Service.START_NOT_STICKY;
 
+
+
         // If "allow-external-apps" property to not set to "true", then just return
         errmsg = PluginUtils.checkIfRunCommandServiceAllowExternalAppsPolicyIsViolated(this);
         if (errmsg != null) {
@@ -218,6 +220,16 @@ public class RunCommandService extends Service {
             return Service.START_NOT_STICKY;
         }
 
+
+
+        // If executable is null or empty, then exit here instead of getting canonical path which would expand to "/"
+        if (executionCommand.executable == null || executionCommand.executable.isEmpty()) {
+            errmsg  = this.getString(R.string.error_run_command_service_mandatory_extra_missing, RUN_COMMAND_SERVICE.EXTRA_COMMAND_PATH);
+            executionCommand.setStateFailed(ExecutionCommand.RESULT_CODE_FAILED, errmsg, null);
+            PluginUtils.processPluginExecutionCommandError(this, LOG_TAG, executionCommand);
+            return Service.START_NOT_STICKY;
+        }
+
         // Get canonical path of executable
         executionCommand.executable = FileUtils.getCanonicalPath(executionCommand.executable, null, true);
 
@@ -233,6 +245,8 @@ public class RunCommandService extends Service {
             return Service.START_NOT_STICKY;
         }
 
+
+
         // If workingDirectory is not null or empty
         if (executionCommand.workingDirectory != null && !executionCommand.workingDirectory.isEmpty()) {
             // Get canonical path of workingDirectory
@@ -255,6 +269,8 @@ public class RunCommandService extends Service {
             }
         }
 
+
+
         executionCommand.executableUri = new Uri.Builder().scheme(TERMUX_SERVICE.URI_SCHEME_SERVICE_EXECUTE).path(FileUtils.getExpandedTermuxPath(executionCommand.executable)).build();
 
         Logger.logVerbose(LOG_TAG, executionCommand.toString());
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 14b4392f..dc1e5c68 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 
     <!-- Termux RunCommandService -->
     <string name="error_run_command_service_invalid_intent_action">Invalid intent action to RunCommandService: `%1$s`</string>
+    <string name="error_run_command_service_mandatory_extra_missing">Mandatory extra missing to RunCommandService: \"%1$s\"</string>
     <string name="error_run_command_service_allow_external_apps_ungranted">RunCommandService require `allow-external-apps` property to be set to `true` in `&TERMUX_PROPERTIES_PRIMARY_PATH_SHORT;` file.</string>
     <string name="error_run_command_service_api_help">Visit https://github.com/termux/termux-app/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/RunCommandService.java for more info on RUN_COMMAND Intent usage.</string>