diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
index 02ba327dee..5eba1b3ff6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
@@ -3658,7 +3658,8 @@ sp_cf_gen(ConfigArgs *c)
 			si->si_chktime = 0;
 			break;
 		case SP_SESSL:
-			si->si_logs->sl_size = 0;
+			if ( si->si_logs )
+				si->si_logs->sl_size = 0;
 			break;
 		case SP_NOPRES:
 			si->si_nopres = 0;