2 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
index 7a6b495a13f..5a9a84c83b1 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/ConnectRequestHandler.cpp
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ RequestHandlerPtr
 ConnectRequestHandler::connect()
 {
     Ice::ObjectPrx proxy = _proxy;
-
-    _reference->getConnection(this);
-
     try
     {
+        _reference->getConnection(this);
+
         Lock sync(*this);
         if(!initialized())
         {
diff --git a/cpp/src/Ice/Proxy.cpp b/cpp/src/Ice/Proxy.cpp
index 2d7ef940fa7..f455f5e6361 100644
--- a/cpp/src/Ice/Proxy.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Ice/Proxy.cpp
@@ -1644,10 +1644,10 @@ void
 IceProxy::Ice::Object::__setRequestHandler(const ::IceInternal::RequestHandlerPtr& previous,
                                            const ::IceInternal::RequestHandlerPtr& handler)
 {
-    if(_reference->getCacheConnection())
+    if(_reference->getCacheConnection() && previous)
     {
         IceUtil::Mutex::Lock sync(_mutex);
-        if(_requestHandler.get() != handler.get())
+        if(_requestHandler && _requestHandler.get() != handler.get())
         {
             //
             // Update the request handler only if "previous" is the same