diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index 24a66a28af..d92e048e24 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -178,8 +178,10 @@ static void manager_print_jobs_in_progress(Manager *m) {
 
         m->jobs_in_progress_iteration++;
 
-        if (m->n_running_jobs > 1)
-                asprintf(&job_of_n, "(%u of %u) ", counter, m->n_running_jobs);
+        if (m->n_running_jobs > 1) {
+                if (asprintf(&job_of_n, "(%u of %u) ", counter, m->n_running_jobs) < 0)
+                        job_of_n = NULL;
+        }
 
         format_timespan(time, sizeof(time), now(CLOCK_MONOTONIC) - j->begin_usec, 1*USEC_PER_SEC);
         if (job_get_timeout(j, &x) > 0)