diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c
index 6672c611cf..2d532c77e2 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c
@@ -361,29 +361,8 @@ monitor_subsys_database_init(
 					li->li_bvuri, NULL );
 #else
 			char		**urls = ldap_str2charray( li->li_uri, " " );
-			int		u;
 
-			for ( u = 0; urls[ u ] != NULL; u++ ) {
-				struct berval	bv;
-
-				ber_str2bv( urls[ u ], 0, 0, &bv );
-
-				attr_merge_normalize_one( e,
-						slap_schema.si_ad_labeledURI,
-						&bv, NULL );
-			}
-
-			ldap_charray_free( urls );
-#endif
-
-#endif /* defined(SLAPD_LDAP) */
-#if defined(SLAPD_META) 
-		} else if ( strcmp( bi->bi_type, "meta" ) == 0 ) {
-			metainfo_t	*mi = (metainfo_t *)be->be_private;
-			int		t;
-
-			for ( t = 0; t < mi->mi_ntargets; t++ ) {
-				char		**urls = ldap_str2charray( mi->mi_targets[ t ].mt_uri, " " );
+			if ( urls != NULL ) {
 				int		u;
 
 				for ( u = 0; urls[ u ] != NULL; u++ ) {
@@ -395,8 +374,35 @@ monitor_subsys_database_init(
 						slap_schema.si_ad_labeledURI,
 						&bv, NULL );
 				}
+
 				ldap_charray_free( urls );
 			}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* defined(SLAPD_LDAP) */
+#if defined(SLAPD_META) 
+		} else if ( strcmp( bi->bi_type, "meta" ) == 0 ) {
+			metainfo_t	*mi = (metainfo_t *)be->be_private;
+			int		t;
+
+			for ( t = 0; t < mi->mi_ntargets; t++ ) {
+				char		**urls = ldap_str2charray( mi->mi_targets[ t ].mt_uri, " " );
+
+				if ( urls != NULL ) {
+					int		u;
+
+					for ( u = 0; urls[ u ] != NULL; u++ ) {
+						struct berval	bv;
+
+						ber_str2bv( urls[ u ], 0, 0, &bv );
+
+						attr_merge_normalize_one( e,
+							slap_schema.si_ad_labeledURI,
+							&bv, NULL );
+					}
+					ldap_charray_free( urls );
+				}
+			}
 #endif /* defined(SLAPD_META) */
 		}