diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 83409ab2f..f852dbb88 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-02-11 00:49-EST Gregory John Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com>
+
+	* Source/NSBundleAdditions.m: 
+	-[NSNibOutletConnector establishConnection] report exceptions when
+	establishing a connection, but don't fail to load.  
+
 2009-02-10 Fred Kiefer <FredKiefer@gmx.de>
 
 	* Source/NSToolbarFrameworkPrivate.h: Add method
diff --git a/Source/NSBundleAdditions.m b/Source/NSBundleAdditions.m
index 5183cd482..005f0edf6 100644
--- a/Source/NSBundleAdditions.m
+++ b/Source/NSBundleAdditions.m
@@ -179,10 +179,18 @@
 @implementation	NSNibOutletConnector
 - (void) establishConnection
 {
-  if (_src != nil)
+  NS_DURING
     {
-      [_src setValue: _dst forKey: _tag];
+      if (_src != nil)
+	{
+	  [_src setValue: _dst forKey: _tag];
+	}
     }
+  NS_HANDLER
+    {
+      NSLog(@"Error while establishing connection %@: %@",self,[localException reason]);
+    }
+  NS_ENDHANDLER;
 }
 @end