diff --git a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c
index 3436d095f..482d60b09 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtcm/server/rtable2.c
@@ -275,13 +275,15 @@ _DtCm_rtable_lookup_next_reminder_2_svc(Table_Args_2 *args, struct svc_req *svcr
         
         if (res!=NULL) xdr_free ((xdrproc_t)_DtCm_xdr_Table_Res_2, (char*)res); res = NULL;
       
-        newargs = _DtCm_tableargs2_to_tableargs4(args);   
-        newres = _DtCm_rtable_lookup_next_reminder_4_svc(newargs, svcrq);   
-             
-        res = _DtCm_tableres4_to_tableres2(newres);   
-    
-        if (newargs!=NULL) xdr_free((xdrproc_t)_DtCm_xdr_Table_Args_4, (char*)newargs);    
-        
+        newargs = _DtCm_tableargs2_to_tableargs4(args);
+        if(newargs) {
+                newres = _DtCm_rtable_lookup_next_reminder_4_svc(newargs, svcrq);
+
+                res = _DtCm_tableres4_to_tableres2(newres);
+
+                xdr_free((xdrproc_t)_DtCm_xdr_Table_Args_4, (char*)newargs);
+        }
+
         return(res); 
 }