--- a/net/server.lua	Sun Jul 12 02:08:59 2009 +0100
+++ b/net/server.lua	Sun Jul 12 14:34:02 2009 +0100
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
                     end
                 end
                 disconnect( handler, "ssl handshake failed" )
-                handler.close( true )    -- forced disconnect
+                _ = handler and handler.close( true )    -- forced disconnect
                 return false    -- handshake failed
             end
         )