diff -r 6a876b480ec4 -r a584c100ba0b connectivity/com.nokia.carbide.remoteConnections/src/com/nokia/carbide/remoteconnections/internal/registry/Registry.java
--- a/connectivity/com.nokia.carbide.remoteConnections/src/com/nokia/carbide/remoteconnections/internal/registry/Registry.java	Mon Feb 22 15:31:58 2010 -0600
+++ b/connectivity/com.nokia.carbide.remoteConnections/src/com/nokia/carbide/remoteconnections/internal/registry/Registry.java	Tue Feb 23 08:49:57 2010 -0600
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@
 	
 	public ISelectedConnectionInfo ensureConnection(String id, IService service) throws CoreException {
 		Check.checkArg(service);
+		if (id == null)
+			return null;
 		final boolean wasCurrentConnection = id.equals(CURRENT_CONNECTION_ID);
 		final IConnection[] connectionHolder = { findConnection(id) };
 		final String[] storableIdHolder = { id };