4 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.cpp b/cpp/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.cpp
index 52c3a64969f..1da527561e3 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Freeze/BackgroundSaveEvictorI.cpp
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ Ice::ObjectPrx
 Freeze::BackgroundSaveEvictorI::addFacet(const ObjectPtr& servant, const Identity& ident, const string& facet)
 {
     checkIdentity(ident);
+    checkServant(servant);
     DeactivateController::Guard deactivateGuard(_deactivateController);
    
     ObjectStore<BackgroundSaveEvictorElement>* store = findStore(facet, _createDb);
diff --git a/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.cpp b/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.cpp
index 626fbd47231..c9c4be90440 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.cpp
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ Freeze::EvictorIBase::locate(const Current& current, LocalObjectPtr& cookie)
 }
 
 
-
-
 void 
 Freeze::EvictorIBase::initialize(const Identity& ident, const string& facet, const ObjectPtr& servant)
 {
diff --git a/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.h b/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.h
index 8995b76da29..ec2792fe541 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.h
+++ b/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorI.h
@@ -342,6 +342,15 @@ checkIdentity(const Ice::Identity& ident)
     }
 }
 
+inline void
+checkServant(const Ice::ObjectPtr& servant)
+{
+    if(servant == 0)
+    {
+        throw Ice::IllegalServantException(__FILE__, __LINE__, "cannot add null servant to Freeze Evictor");
+    }
+}
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/cpp/src/Freeze/TransactionalEvictorI.cpp b/cpp/src/Freeze/TransactionalEvictorI.cpp
index c41531f34ae..46680e0ee0f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Freeze/TransactionalEvictorI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Freeze/TransactionalEvictorI.cpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ ObjectPrx
 Freeze::TransactionalEvictorI::addFacet(const ObjectPtr& servant, const Identity& ident, const string& facet)
 {
     checkIdentity(ident);
+    checkServant(servant);
     DeactivateController::Guard deactivateGuard(_deactivateController);
    
     ObjectStore<TransactionalEvictorElement>* store = findStore(facet, _createDb);