diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index 07a7d6e22a..9c70258d52 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ void slapd_slp_reg() {
 void slapd_slp_dereg() {
 	int i;
 
+	if( slapd_srvurls == NULL ) return;
+
 	for( i=0; slapd_srvurls[i] != NULL; i++ ) {
 		SLPDereg( slapd_hslp,
 			slapd_srvurls[i],