diff --git a/sharkd_session.c b/sharkd_session.c
index 3c88feba80..6ffbc13702 100644
--- a/sharkd_session.c
+++ b/sharkd_session.c
@@ -4839,6 +4839,12 @@ sharkd_session_process(char *buf, const jsmntok_t *tokens, int count)
 
 		const char* tok_method = json_find_attr(buf, tokens, count, "method");
 
+		if (!tok_method) {
+			sharkd_json_error(
+				rpcid, -32601, NULL,
+				"No method found");
+			return;
+		}
 		if (!strcmp(tok_method, "load"))
 			sharkd_session_process_load(buf, tokens, count);
 		else if (!strcmp(tok_method, "status"))