diff --git a/gitlib/gitlib.py b/gitlib/gitlib.py
index 84f5ab0..e2937a7 100755
--- a/gitlib/gitlib.py
+++ b/gitlib/gitlib.py
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@ class OpengnsysGitLibrary:
         self.kernel_args = self._parse_kernel_cmdline()
         self.repo_server = self.kernel_args["ogrepo"]
 
+        if not self.repo_server:
+            self.logger.warning("ogrepo kernel argument wasn't passed, or was empty. Defaulting to oglive.")
+            self.repo_server = self.kernel_args["oglive"]
+
         """Add any untracked files the code might have missed.
         This is a workaround for a bug and it comes with a significant
         performance penalty.