--- ./src/backend.c.pgsqlinclude	2006-01-09 23:33:07.000000000 +0100
+++ ./src/backend.c	2006-02-04 22:37:09.133923606 +0100
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
 					PQfinish(_shadowconn);
 				}
 				_shadowconn = PQconnectdb(getcfg("shadowconnectionstring"));
-			}
+			} else {
+                return(0);
+            }
 
 			if(PQstatus(_shadowconn) == CONNECTION_OK) {
 				++_shadowisopen;