--- libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp	2007-09-09 11:51:06.000000000 -0700
+++ libs/libmyth/mythcontext.cpp	2007-09-09 11:51:28.000000000 -0700
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@
     QString myip = gContext->GetSetting("BackendServerIP");
     QString masterip = gContext->GetSetting("MasterServerIP");
 
-    return (masterip == myip);
+    return (d->m_backend && (masterip == myip));
 }
 
 bool MythContext::BackendIsRunning(void)