diff --git a/kadmin/init.c b/kadmin/init.c
index 40d9abbe2..9208a8f46 100644
--- a/kadmin/init.c
+++ b/kadmin/init.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997 - 2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int num_args = sizeof(args) / sizeof(args[0]);
 static void
 usage(void)
 {
-    arg_printusage (args, num_args, "init", "realm");
+    arg_printusage (args, num_args, "init", "realm...");
 }
 
 int
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ init(int argc, char **argv)
 	return 0;
     }
 
+    if(argc - optind < 1) {
+	usage();
+	return 0;
+    }
+
     if (realm_max_life) {
 	if (str2deltat (realm_max_life, &max_life) != 0) {
 	    krb5_warnx (context, "unable to parse `%s'", realm_max_life);