2 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.cpp b/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.cpp
index 978747ef7f0..f28cf805f28 100644..100755
--- a/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/Freeze/EvictorIteratorI.cpp
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ Freeze::EvictorIteratorI::next()
 vector<Identity>::const_iterator
 Freeze::EvictorIteratorI::nextBatch()
 {
-    DeactivateController::Guard 
-        deactivateGuard(_store->evictor()->deactivateController());
-
     _batch.clear();
 
     if(!_more)
     {
         return _batch.end();
     }
+
+    DeactivateController::Guard 
+        deactivateGuard(_store->evictor()->deactivateController());
      
     Key firstKey = _key;
 
diff --git a/cpp/test/Freeze/evictor/TestI.cpp b/cpp/test/Freeze/evictor/TestI.cpp
index 2be433a4309..56a5a80a910 100644..100755
--- a/cpp/test/Freeze/evictor/TestI.cpp
+++ b/cpp/test/Freeze/evictor/TestI.cpp
@@ -534,6 +534,14 @@ Test::RemoteEvictorI::RemoteEvictorI(const CommunicatorPtr& communicator, const
     {
         _evictor = Freeze::createBackgroundSaveEvictor(_evictorAdapter, envName, category, initializer);
     }
+
+    //
+    // Check that we can get an iterator on a non-existing facet
+    //
+    Freeze::EvictorIteratorPtr p = _evictor->getIterator("foo", 1);
+    test(p->hasNext() == false);
+
+
     initializer->init(this, _evictor);
 
     _evictorAdapter->addServantLocator(_evictor, category);