1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hbeat.c b/hbeat.c
index 42da6bd..c2bb9c9 100644
--- a/hbeat.c
+++ b/hbeat.c
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ hbeat(hbeat_t hbh)
 	/* quickly sanity check that we're getting the same
 	 * hbeat every time we ask for it
 	 */
-	if (hbeatp->last_rhost_btime && hbeat != hbeatp->last_rhost_btime) {
+	if (hbeat && hbeatp->last_rhost_btime 
+			&& hbeat != hbeatp->last_rhost_btime) {
 		hbeat2 = btime(hbeatp->host);
 		if (hbeat != hbeat2) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Got conflicting hbeat times (%d and %d), discarding both\n", hbeat, hbeat2);