Index: source/ariba/utility/system/StartupWrapper.cpp
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--- source/ariba/utility/system/StartupWrapper.cpp	(revision 7911)
+++ source/ariba/utility/system/StartupWrapper.cpp	(revision 7916)
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@
 	if( event.getType() == StartupWrapperEventStartup ){
 
-		string config = configurations.front();
-		configurations.pop();
-		Configuration::setConfigFilename( config );
+		if(!configurations.empty()){
+			string config = configurations.front();
+			configurations.pop();
+			Configuration::setConfigFilename( config );
+		}
 
 		//