diff --git a/lib/connect.c b/lib/connect.c
index 50f00e1..4d4ea0e 100644
--- a/lib/connect.c
+++ b/lib/connect.c
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ int iscsi_reconnect(struct iscsi_context *old_iscsi)
 try_again:
 
 	iscsi = iscsi_create_context(old_iscsi->initiator_name);
+	if (!iscsi) {
+		ISCSI_LOG(old_iscsi, 2, "failed to create new context for reconnection");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	iscsi->is_reconnecting = 1;
 
 	iscsi_set_targetname(iscsi, old_iscsi->target_name);