Index: glib/dbus-gproxy.c
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RCS file: /cvs/dbus/dbus/glib/dbus-gproxy.c,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -p -u -p -r1.45 dbus-gproxy.c
--- glib/dbus-gproxy.c	27 Jan 2006 15:06:55 -0000	1.45
+++ glib/dbus-gproxy.c	20 Feb 2006 21:03:01 -0000
@@ -1457,7 +1457,10 @@ dbus_g_proxy_set_property (GObject *obje
     {
     case PROP_NAME:
       priv->name = g_strdup (g_value_get_string (value));
-      priv->for_owner = (priv->name[0] == ':');
+      if (NULL != priv->name)
+	priv->for_owner = (priv->name[0] == ':');
+      else
+	priv->for_owner = TRUE;
       break;
     case PROP_PATH:
       priv->path = g_strdup (g_value_get_string (value));