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diff --git a/src/jalview/bin/ArgsParser.java b/src/jalview/bin/ArgsParser.java
index c927f1f..ab33542 100644
--- a/src/jalview/bin/ArgsParser.java
+++ b/src/jalview/bin/ArgsParser.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ArgsParser
     for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++)
     {
       String arg = args[i].trim();
-      if (arg.charAt(0) == '-')
+      if (arg.length() > 0 && arg.charAt(0) == '-')
       {
         arg = arg.substring(1);
       }