diff --git a/src/conf_mode/system_config-management.py b/src/conf_mode/system_config-management.py
index 8de4e53429..a3ce665120 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/system_config-management.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/system_config-management.py
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ def get_config(config=None):
 
 
 def verify(mgmt):
+    if mgmt is None:
+        return
+
     d = mgmt.config_dict
     confirm = d.get('commit_confirm', {})
     if confirm.get('action', '') == 'reload' and 'commit_revisions' not in d: