--- projects/cms/source/ihost/ihost.c	2003/03/03 12:32:35	1.29
+++ projects/cms/source/ihost/ihost.c	2003/03/04 10:44:36	1.31
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ int ihost_getconfig(ihost_state_t *ihost_state){
 	int server_udp_port=0;
 	time_t config_ttl=0;
 
-	tcp_con=create_tcp_connection(ihost_state->filtermanager_host, ihost_state->filtermanager_port);
+	if((tcp_con=create_tcp_connection(ihost_state->filtermanager_host, ihost_state->filtermanager_port))==NULL){
+		goto error;
+	}
 
 	if(ihost_state->file_list!=NULL || ihost_state->last_modified!=NULL){
 		if(tcp_con==NULL){