--- pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/AutoPtr.h.AutoPtr-Core	2006-01-30 11:16:46.000000000 -0500
+++ pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/AutoPtr.h	2006-04-11 15:01:43.000000000 -0400
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@
     {
         if (p != _ptr)
         {
-            delete _ptr;
+	    if ( _ptr != 0 )
+		delete _ptr;
             _ptr = p;
         }
     }