diff --git a/services/outside_network.c b/services/outside_network.c
index 9c9ce57fa..c7c0743b8 100644
--- a/services/outside_network.c
+++ b/services/outside_network.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,8 @@ outside_network_delete(struct outside_network* outnet)
 		size_t i;
 		for(i=0; i<outnet->num_tcp; i++)
 			if(outnet->tcp_conns[i]) {
-				if(!outnet->tcp_conns[i]->query->
+				if(outnet->tcp_conns[i]->query &&
+					!outnet->tcp_conns[i]->query->
 					on_tcp_waiting_list) {
 					/* delete waiting_tcp elements that
 					 * the tcp conn is working on */