1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sway/commands/bar/colors.c b/sway/commands/bar/colors.c
index f6fb520a..f8792973 100644
--- a/sway/commands/bar/colors.c
+++ b/sway/commands/bar/colors.c
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ static struct cmd_results *parse_single_color(char **color, const char *cmd_name
 
         if (!*color) {
                 *color = malloc(10);
+                if (!*color) {
+                        return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, cmd_name, "Unable to allocate color");
+                }
         }
 
         error = add_color(cmd_name, *color, argv[0]);
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ static struct cmd_results *parse_three_colors(char ***colors, const char *cmd_na
         for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
                 if (!*colors[i]) {
                         *(colors[i]) = malloc(10);
+                if (!*(colors[i])) {
+                        return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, cmd_name, "Unable to allocate color");
+                }
                 }
                 error = add_color(cmd_name, *(colors[i]), argv[i]);
                 if (error) {