diff --git a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
index aade7145c8..63f3f37047 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Services/Connectors/Presence/PresenceServicesConnector.cs
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Services.Connectors
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 m_log.DebugFormat("[PRESENCE CONNECTOR]: Exception when contacting presence server at {0}: {1}", uri, e.Message);
+                return null;
             }
 
             Dictionary<string, object> replyData = ServerUtils.ParseXmlResponse(reply);