diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
index 41ea2a270b..bc501b7c0c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
@@ -526,8 +526,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Friends
                 if (friendSession.RegionID != UUID.Zero)
                 {
                     GridRegion region = GridService.GetRegionByUUID(m_Scenes[0].RegionInfo.ScopeID, friendSession.RegionID);
-                    //m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS]: Remote Notify to region {0}", region.RegionName);
-                    m_FriendsSimConnector.StatusNotify(region, userID, friendSession.UserID, online);
+                    if (region != null)
+                    {
+                        m_log.DebugFormat("[FRIENDS]: Remote Notify to region {0}", region.RegionName);
+                        m_FriendsSimConnector.StatusNotify(region, userID, friendSession.UserID, online);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }