--- a/core/s2smanager.lua	Thu Feb 25 17:52:33 2010 +0000
+++ b/core/s2smanager.lua	Thu Feb 25 17:53:27 2010 +0000
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@
 	local from_host, to_host = host_session.from_host, host_session.to_host;
 	
 	local conn, handler = socket.tcp()
+	
+	if not conn then
+		log("warn", "Failed to create outgoing connection, system error: %s", handler);
+		return false, handler;
+	end
 
 	conn:settimeout(0);
 	local success, err = conn:connect(connect_host, connect_port);