diff --git a/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go b/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go
index 60af8c7b..9edd54ed 100644
--- a/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go
+++ b/platform/blueprint/builtin/db.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func (db *DB) List() ([]blueprint.Blueprint, error) {
 }
 
 func (db *DB) Save(bp *blueprint.Blueprint) error {
+	if bp == nil {
+		return errors.New("no blueprint supplied")
+	}
 	ctx := context.TODO()
 	err := bp.Verify()
 	if err != nil {