diff --git a/EOAccess/EOAdaptor.m b/EOAccess/EOAdaptor.m
index 12b7981..794ade1 100644
--- a/EOAccess/EOAdaptor.m
+++ b/EOAccess/EOAdaptor.m
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@ NSString *EOAdministrativeConnectionDictionaryKey
 	  loginBundle = [NSBundle bundleWithPath: path];
 	  loginClass = [loginBundle principalClass];
 	  panel = [loginClass new];
-	  [panelDict setObject: panel forKey: name];
+	  if (panel != nil)
+	    {
+	      [panelDict setObject: panel forKey: name];
+	    }
 	}
     }