diff --git a/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp b/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
index f0a334b83..942bd06ba 100644
--- a/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
+++ b/src/ox/clargs/clargs.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ bool ClArgs::getBool(const char *arg) {
 	return m_bools[arg];
 }
 
-string ClArgs::getString(const char *arg) {
-	return m_strings[arg];
+string ClArgs::getString(const char *argName, const char *defaultArg) {
+	return m_strings.count(argName) ? m_strings[argName] : defaultArg;
 }
 
 int ClArgs::getInt(const char *arg) {
diff --git a/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp b/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
index f538fffd3..e05bbc80b 100644
--- a/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/clargs/clargs.hpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class ClArgs {
 
 		bool getBool(const char *arg);
 
-		::std::string getString(const char *arg);
+		::std::string getString(const char *argName, const char *defaultArg = "");
 
 		int getInt(const char *arg);
 };