diff --git a/src/openvpn/manage.c b/src/openvpn/manage.c
index 8397d3cf..a55e5d78 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/manage.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/manage.c
@@ -2192,6 +2192,10 @@ man_recv_with_fd(int fd, void *ptr, size_t nbytes, int flags, int *recvfd)
 bool
 management_android_control(struct management *man, const char *command, const char *msg)
 {
+    if (!man)
+    {
+        msg(M_FATAL, "Required management interface not available.");
+    }
     struct user_pass up;
     CLEAR(up);
     strncpy(up.username, msg, sizeof(up.username)-1);
diff --git a/src/openvpn/socket.c b/src/openvpn/socket.c
index 42d95339..eff21ca5 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/socket.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/socket.c
@@ -1161,6 +1161,11 @@ create_socket(struct link_socket *sock, struct addrinfo *addr)
 static void
 protect_fd_nonlocal(int fd, const struct sockaddr *addr)
 {
+    if (!management)
+    {
+        msg(M_FATAL, "Required management interface not available.")
+    }
+
     /* pass socket FD to management interface to pass on to VPNService API
      * as "protected socket" (exempt from being routed into tunnel)
      */