diff --git a/src/transport.cpp b/src/transport.cpp
index f633b3648f536e01ffd189dbbf1bcbeec3d9f17b..97ec6dc245048c3eb2cb55e04b334e195ee36daa 100644
--- a/src/transport.cpp
+++ b/src/transport.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ void Component::start() {
 
 		//Type casting to BoostConnectionServer since onStopped signal is not defined in ConnectionServer
 		//Ideally, onStopped must be defined in ConnectionServer
-		boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Swift::BoostConnectionServer>(m_server->getConnectionServer())->onStopped.connect(boost::bind(&Component::handleServerStopped, this, _1));
+		if (boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Swift::BoostConnectionServer>(m_server->getConnectionServer())) {
+			boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<Swift::BoostConnectionServer>(m_server->getConnectionServer())->onStopped.connect(boost::bind(&Component::handleServerStopped, this, _1));
+		}
 		
 		// We're connected right here, because we're in server mode...
 		handleConnected();
@@ -295,6 +297,10 @@ void Component::handlePresence(Swift::Presence::ref presence) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (presence->getType() == Presence::Error) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	// check if we have this client's capabilities and ask for them
 	if (presence->getType() != Swift::Presence::Unavailable) {
 		boost::shared_ptr<CapsInfo> capsInfo = presence->getPayload<CapsInfo>();