diff --git a/src/lib/environment.js b/src/lib/environment.js
index 1fd8057bf..8a7c35c4c 100644
--- a/src/lib/environment.js
+++ b/src/lib/environment.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const initialize = (
   }
 
   Object.assign(state, {
-    apiUrl: apiUrl.toString(),
+    apiUrl: apiUrl && apiUrl.toString(),
     archiveDestination,
     extraArgs,
     initialized: true,
diff --git a/test/lib/environment.spec.js b/test/lib/environment.spec.js
index 84678580c..5eaf721c4 100644
--- a/test/lib/environment.spec.js
+++ b/test/lib/environment.spec.js
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ describe('environment', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('apiUrl initialize empty', ()=>{
+    it('undefined apiUrl remains undefined', ()=>{
+      environment.initialize('','','','',undefined,'force','true','true');
+      expect(environment.apiUrl).to.be.undefined;
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('isProduction', () => {
 
     it('localhost and port environment return false', () => {