--- source3/libsmb/cliconnect.c
+++ source3/libsmb/cliconnect.c
@@ -1320,6 +1320,8 @@ struct tevent_req *cli_tcon_andx_create(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
	char *tmp = NULL;
	uint8_t *bytes;
 
+	*psmbreq = NULL;
+
	req = tevent_req_create(mem_ctx, &state, struct cli_tcon_andx_state);
	if (req == NULL) {
		return NULL;
@@ -1455,6 +1457,9 @@ struct tevent_req *cli_tcon_andx_send(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
	if (req == NULL) {
		return NULL;
	}
+	if (subreq == NULL) {
+		return req;
+	}
	status = cli_smb_req_send(subreq);
	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
		tevent_req_nterror(req, status);