1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/demo/book/lifecycle/Client.cpp b/cpp/demo/book/lifecycle/Client.cpp
index 7bc228ee012..1576da83e91 100644
--- a/cpp/demo/book/lifecycle/Client.cpp
+++ b/cpp/demo/book/lifecycle/Client.cpp
@@ -26,16 +26,14 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    virtual int run(int, char * []) {
-
+    virtual int run(int, char*[])
+    {
+        //
         // Create a proxy for the root directory
         //
         Ice::ObjectPrx base = communicator()->stringToProxy("RootDir:default -p 10000");
-        if(!base)
-        {
-            throw "Could not create proxy";
-        }
 
+        //
         // Down-cast the proxy to a Directory proxy.
         //
         DirectoryPrx rootDir = DirectoryPrx::checkedCast(base);