diff --git a/yii/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php b/yii/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php
index 646d0d2e69..f32dcd7427 100644
--- a/yii/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php
+++ b/yii/requirements/YiiRequirementChecker.php
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class YiiRequirementChecker
 			$this->usageError('Nothing to render!');
 		}
 		$baseViewFilePath = dirname(__FILE__) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'views';
-		if (array_key_exists('argv', $_SERVER)) {
+		if (array_key_exists('argv', $_SERVER) && !empty($_SERVER['argv'])) {
 			$viewFileName = $baseViewFilePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'console' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'index.php';
 		} else {
 			$viewFileName = $baseViewFilePath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'web' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'index.php';