diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
index 8dc2812..6b83275 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/vty_interface_layer3.c
@@ -216,9 +216,16 @@
 	SUBSCR_HELP "SMS Operations\n" "Send pending SMS\n")
 {
 	struct gsm_network *gsmnet = gsmnet_from_vty(vty);
-	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr = get_subscr_by_argv(gsmnet, argv[0], argv[1]);
+	struct gsm_subscriber *subscr;
 	struct gsm_sms *sms;
 
+	subscr = get_subscr_by_argv(gsmnet, argv[0], argv[1]);
+	if (!subscr) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% No subscriber found for %s %s%s",
+			argv[0], argv[1], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
 	sms = db_sms_get_unsent_by_subscr(gsmnet, subscr->id, UINT_MAX);
 	if (sms)
 		gsm411_send_sms_subscr(sms->receiver, sms);