diff -r f580fba841bf -r db0d117be7d5 gmyth-dbus/src/gmyth-dbus-server.c
--- a/gmyth-dbus/src/gmyth-dbus-server.c	Thu Oct 25 20:36:19 2007 +0100
+++ b/gmyth-dbus/src/gmyth-dbus-server.c	Fri Oct 26 22:09:47 2007 +0100
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 struct _GMythDbusServerPrivate
 {
     GMythBackendInfo *myth_backend;
+    gboolean         connected;
     GMythEPG         *myth_epg;
     GMythScheduler   *myth_scheduler;
 };
@@ -172,6 +173,9 @@
     GMythDbusServerPrivate *priv;
     priv = GMYTH_DBUS_SERVER_GET_PRIVATE (server);
 
+    if (!priv->connected)
+        return FALSE;
+
     if (!priv->myth_epg)
     {
         priv->myth_epg = gmyth_epg_new();
@@ -192,6 +196,9 @@
     GMythDbusServerPrivate *priv;
     priv = GMYTH_DBUS_SERVER_GET_PRIVATE (server);
 
+    if (!priv->connected)
+        return FALSE;
+
     if (!priv->myth_scheduler)
     {
         priv->myth_scheduler = gmyth_scheduler_new ();
@@ -216,6 +223,7 @@
                             gboolean *result,
                             GError **error)
 {
+    GMythSocket *s;
     GMythDbusServerPrivate *priv;
 
     g_debug ("%s:%d", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
@@ -230,8 +238,23 @@
                                                       password,
                                                       MYTH_DEFAULT_DB,
                                                       port);
-    *result = TRUE;
-    return TRUE;
+
+    s = gmyth_backend_info_get_connected_socket (priv->myth_backend);
+    if (s)
+    {
+        g_object_unref (s);
+        *result = TRUE;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        g_debug ("FAIL TO CONNECT");
+        g_object_unref (priv->myth_backend);
+        priv->myth_backend = NULL;
+        *result = FALSE;
+    }
+
+    priv->connected = *result;
+    return *result;
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -591,7 +614,7 @@
     g_debug ("%s:%d", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
     priv = GMYTH_DBUS_SERVER_GET_PRIVATE (obj);
 
-    g_return_val_if_fail (priv->myth_backend, FALSE);
+    g_return_val_if_fail (priv->myth_backend != NULL, FALSE);
     if (!gmyth_dbus_server_connect_scheduler (GMYTH_DBUS_SERVER (obj)))
         return FALSE;