diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c
index 1ed050a92..2a747cb7b 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c
@@ -250,12 +250,14 @@ _DtCm_rtable_change_instance_2_svc(Table_Args_2 *args, struct svc_req *svcrq)
         if (res!=NULL) xdr_free ((xdrproc_t)_DtCm_xdr_Table_Res_2, (char*)res); 
      
         newargs = _DtCm_tableargs2_to_tableargs4(args);  
-	newargs->args.Args_4_u.apptid.option = do_one_4;
-        newres = _DtCm_rtable_change_4_svc(newargs, svcrq);  
-        res = _DtCm_tableres4_to_tableres2(newres);   
+        if(newargs) {
+                newargs->args.Args_4_u.apptid.option = do_one_4;
+                newres = _DtCm_rtable_change_4_svc(newargs, svcrq);
+                res = _DtCm_tableres4_to_tableres2(newres);
    
-        if (newargs!=NULL) xdr_free((xdrproc_t)_DtCm_xdr_Table_Args_4, (char*)newargs);   
-       
+                xdr_free((xdrproc_t)_DtCm_xdr_Table_Args_4, (char*)newargs);
+        }
+
         return(res);
 }