diff --git a/core/autoload/debug.el b/core/autoload/debug.el
index f4735ff49..cd4c27f0a 100644
--- a/core/autoload/debug.el
+++ b/core/autoload/debug.el
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ ready to be pasted in a bug report on github."
                          collect
                          (let* ((flags (doom-module-get cat (cdr key) :flags))
                                 (path  (doom-module-get cat (cdr key) :path))
-                                (module (append (if (file-in-directory-p path doom-private-dir)
-                                                    (list '&user))
+                                (module (append (cond ((null path)
+                                                       (list '&nopath))
+                                                      ((file-in-directory-p path doom-private-dir)
+                                                       (list '&user)))
                                                 (if flags
                                                     `(,(cdr key) ,@flags)
                                                   (list (cdr key))))))