diff --git a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c
index 5aa661fc88..7103fb15cd 100644
--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c
+++ b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/http.c
@@ -868,9 +868,11 @@ readAndProcessHeaders(TSession * const sessionP,
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     bool endOfHeaders;
 
-    assert(!sessionP->validRequest);
-        /* Calling us doesn't make sense if there is already a valid request */
-
+    /* Calling us doesn't make sense if there is already a valid request */
+    if (sessionP->validRequest) {
+       return;
+    }
+	
     *httpErrorCodeP = 0;  /* initial assumption */
     endOfHeaders = false;  /* Caller assures us there is at least one header */
 
diff --git a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/server.c b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/server.c
index 873f928b8f..dc4891e116 100644
--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/server.c
+++ b/libs/xmlrpc-c/lib/abyss/src/server.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ processDataFromClient(TConn *  const connectionP,
                       uint32_t const timeout,
                       bool *   const keepAliveP) {
 
-    TSession session;
+    TSession session = {0};  /* initilization, an afforadble alternative to random memory being misinterpreted! */
 
     RequestInit(&session, connectionP);