diff --git a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
index c6a86a761..d192af453 100644
--- a/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
+++ b/nodes/core/io/21-httpin.js
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
         if (RED.settings.httpNodeRoot !== false) {
 
+            if (!n.url) {
+                this.warn(RED._("httpin.errors.missing-path"));
+                return;
+            }
             this.url = n.url;
             this.method = n.method;
             this.swaggerDoc = n.swaggerDoc;
diff --git a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
index 74373246a..bf9162faf 100644
--- a/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
+++ b/nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
         "httpreq": "http request",
         "errors": {
             "not-created": "Cannot create http-in node when httpNodeRoot set to false",
+            "missing-path": "missing path",
             "no-response": "No response object",
             "json-error": "JSON parse error",
             "no-url": "No url specified"