1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
index e03774551dd..8c93f22cde9 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,10 @@ ConnectRequestHandler::abortBatchRequest()
 Ice::ConnectionI*
 ConnectRequestHandler::sendRequest(Outgoing* out)
 {
-    if(!getConnection(true)->sendRequest(out, _compress, _response) || _response)
+    // Must be called first, _compress might not be initialized before this returns.
+    Ice::ConnectionIPtr connection = getConnection(true);
+    assert(connection);
+    if(!connection->sendRequest(out, _compress, _response) || _response)
     {
         return _connection.get(); // The request has been sent or we're expecting a response.
     }