diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable3.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable3.c
index 9a03703b7..6feef6fd3 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable3.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable3.c
@@ -277,11 +277,13 @@ _DtCm_rtable_lookup_next_reminder_3_svc(Table_Args_3 *args, struct svc_req *svcr
 
         if (res!=NULL) xdr_free ((xdrproc_t)_DtCm_xdr_Table_Res_3, (char*)res); res = NULL;
 
-        newargs = _DtCm_tableargs3_to_tableargs4(args);   
-        newres = _DtCm_rtable_lookup_next_reminder_4_svc(newargs, svcrq);   
-        res = _DtCm_tableres4_to_tableres3(newres);   
+        newargs = _DtCm_tableargs3_to_tableargs4(args);
+        if(newargs) {
+                newres = _DtCm_rtable_lookup_next_reminder_4_svc(newargs, svcrq);
+                res = _DtCm_tableres4_to_tableres3(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); 
 }