diff --git a/core/debuggercontroller.cpp b/core/debuggercontroller.cpp
index c69509d..07d1491 100644
--- a/core/debuggercontroller.cpp
+++ b/core/debuggercontroller.cpp
@@ -712,10 +712,11 @@ bool DebuggerController::CreateDebuggerBinaryView()
 	if (!liveView)
 		return false;
 
-	// The bvt does not set the arch and platform for the created binary view. We must set them explicitly.
-	// TODO: in the future, when we add support for using the debugger without a base binary view (i.e., the m_data in
-	// this code), we will need to either read these info from the adapter backends, or make a UI to allow the user to
-	// inform us the values.
+	if (!m_data->GetDefaultArchitecture() || !m_data->GetDefaultPlatform())
+	{
+		LogWarn("Fail to create debugger view. The input view must have an architecture and platform");
+		return false;
+	}
 	liveView->SetDefaultArchitecture(m_data->GetDefaultArchitecture());
 	liveView->SetDefaultPlatform(m_data->GetDefaultPlatform());
 	SetLiveView(liveView);