From e4306462fdebf9ace20b5b245a899595e22adc22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jake Smith <jake.smith@lexisnexisrisk.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2024 16:13:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] HPCC-32777 Fix backupnode failing on getComponentConfig

Signed-off-by: Jake Smith <jake.smith@lexisnexisrisk.com>
---
 tools/backupnode/backupnode.cpp | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/backupnode/backupnode.cpp b/tools/backupnode/backupnode.cpp
index 3f2406c1991..a0929021741 100644
--- a/tools/backupnode/backupnode.cpp
+++ b/tools/backupnode/backupnode.cpp
@@ -532,6 +532,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
     StringAttr errdatdir;
     StringArray args;
     unsigned slaveNum = 0;
+
+    initNullConfiguration();
+
     unsigned argNo = 1;
     while ((int)argNo<argc)
     {