diff --git a/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp b/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp
index 277c274f526910728f54152bfd6be8c9b3f6b313..5edf0dc8c00ab8894560059b6f5a8e40d5abc4ac 100644
--- a/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp
+++ b/indra/llmessage/llcurl.cpp
@@ -1036,7 +1036,12 @@ LLCurl::Easy* LLCurlRequest::allocEasy()
 	{
 		addMulti();
 	}
-	llassert_always(mActiveMulti);
+	if(!mActiveMulti)
+	{
+		return NULL ;
+	}
+
+	//llassert_always(mActiveMulti);
 	++mActiveRequestCount;
 	LLCurl::Easy* easy = mActiveMulti->allocEasy();
 	return easy;
diff --git a/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp b/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp
index f02c63683806703a030f649e400522e428b56c92..a16f5c7bf0ea27a314d959c4e3b75d02636e592f 100644
--- a/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp
+++ b/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp
@@ -459,6 +459,12 @@ void LLURLRequest::initialize()
 	LLMemType m1(LLMemType::MTYPE_IO_URL_REQUEST);
 	mState = STATE_INITIALIZED;
 	mDetail = new LLURLRequestDetail;
+
+	if(!isValid())
+	{
+		return ;
+	}
+
 	mDetail->mCurlRequest->setopt(CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL, 1);
 	mDetail->mCurlRequest->setWriteCallback(&downCallback, (void*)this);
 	mDetail->mCurlRequest->setReadCallback(&upCallback, (void*)this);