diff --git a/addons/chan_ooh323.c b/addons/chan_ooh323.c
index 9e550fe77a47ccb697662d6807a46c3a5d67ed5c..74b7a2f63d1d0c02a1b07efd8e4677bf00530a05 100644
--- a/addons/chan_ooh323.c
+++ b/addons/chan_ooh323.c
@@ -476,8 +476,11 @@ static struct ast_channel *ooh323_new(struct ooh323_pvt *i, int state,
 			} 
 	 	}
 
-		manager_event(EVENT_FLAG_SYSTEM, "ChannelUpdate", "Channel: %s\r\nChanneltype: %s\r\n"
+		if (ch) {
+			manager_event(EVENT_FLAG_SYSTEM, "ChannelUpdate", 
+				"Channel: %s\r\nChanneltype: %s\r\n"
 				"CallRef: %d\r\n", ast_channel_name(ch), "OOH323", i->call_reference);
+		}
 	} else
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to allocate channel structure\n");