1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/java/src/IceInternal/ConnectRequestHandler.java b/java/src/IceInternal/ConnectRequestHandler.java
index ab38043e5a0..8144356b60a 100644
--- a/java/src/IceInternal/ConnectRequestHandler.java
+++ b/java/src/IceInternal/ConnectRequestHandler.java
@@ -42,12 +42,9 @@ public class ConnectRequestHandler
 
         synchronized(this)
         {
-            if(_exception != null)
-            {
-                throw _exception;
-            }
-            else if(_connection != null)
+            if(initialized())
             {
+                assert(_connection != null);
                 return new ConnectionRequestHandler(_reference, _connection, _compress);
             }
             else
@@ -474,6 +471,8 @@ public class ConnectRequestHandler
         // handler which does not have any synchronization. This also breaks the cyclic
         // reference count with the proxy.
         //
+        // NOTE: _updateRequestHandler is immutable once _flushing = true
+        //
         if(_updateRequestHandler && _exception == null)
         {
             _proxy.__setRequestHandler(_delegate, new ConnectionRequestHandler(_reference, _connection, _compress));