diff --git a/utils/helpers b/utils/helpers
index 8bff005..e1ecb41 100644
--- a/utils/helpers
+++ b/utils/helpers
@@ -111,12 +111,20 @@ function populateConfig() {
 }
 
 function checkBackupDir() {
+  if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then {
+    log e "Parameters can't be empty!"
+    exit 1
+  }
   if [[ ! -d "$(getValueByKey 'PODMAN_DIRECTORY')/${1}/backup" ]]; then
     mkdir -p "$(getValueByKey 'PODMAN_DIRECTORY')/${1}/backup"
   fi
 }
 
 function checkDatapackDir() {
+  if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then {
+    log e "Parameters can't be empty!"
+    exit 1
+  }
   if [[ ! -d "$(getValueByKey 'PODMAN_DIRECTORY')/${1}/data/world/datapacks" ]]; then
     mkdir -p "$(getValueByKey 'PODMAN_DIRECTORY')/${1}/data/world/datapacks"
   fi