diff --git a/lib/base/socketevents.cpp b/lib/base/socketevents.cpp
index 64731855e..81f463120 100644
--- a/lib/base/socketevents.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/socketevents.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct SocketEventDescriptor
 {
 	int Events;
 	SocketEvents *EventInterface;
+	Object *LifesupportObject;
 
 	SocketEventDescriptor(void)
 		: Events(0)
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ void SocketEvents::ThreadProc(void)
 				desc = it->second;
 
 				/* We must hold a ref-counted reference to the event object to keep it alive. */
-				ltref = dynamic_cast<Object *>(desc.EventInterface);
+				ltref = desc.LifesupportObject;
+				VERIFY(ltref);
 			}
 
 			desc.EventInterface->OnEvent(pfds[i].revents);
@@ -143,31 +145,32 @@ void SocketEvents::WakeUpThread(void)
 /**
  * Constructor for the SocketEvents class.
  */
-SocketEvents::SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket)
+SocketEvents::SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket, Object *lifesupportObject)
 	: m_FD(socket->GetFD())
 {
 	boost::call_once(l_SocketIOOnceFlag, &SocketEvents::InitializeThread);
 
-	Register();
+	Register(lifesupportObject);
 }
 
 SocketEvents::~SocketEvents(void)
 {
-	ASSERT(m_FD == INVALID_SOCKET);
+	VERIFY(m_FD == INVALID_SOCKET);
 }
 
-void SocketEvents::Register(void)
+void SocketEvents::Register(Object *lifesupportObject)
 {
-	ASSERT(m_FD != INVALID_SOCKET);
+	VERIFY(m_FD != INVALID_SOCKET);
 
 	SocketEventDescriptor desc;
 	desc.Events = 0;
 	desc.EventInterface = this;
+	desc.LifesupportObject = lifesupportObject;
 
 	{
 		boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(l_SocketIOMutex);
 
-		ASSERT(l_SocketIOSockets.find(m_FD) == l_SocketIOSockets.end());
+		VERIFY(l_SocketIOSockets.find(m_FD) == l_SocketIOSockets.end());
 
 		l_SocketIOSockets[m_FD] = desc;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/base/socketevents.hpp b/lib/base/socketevents.hpp
index 0d3a34242..645de789b 100644
--- a/lib/base/socketevents.hpp
+++ b/lib/base/socketevents.hpp
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void OnEvent(int revents);
 
-	void Register(void);
 	void Unregister(void);
 
 	void ChangeEvents(int events);
 
 protected:
-	SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket);
+	SocketEvents(const Socket::Ptr& socket, Object *lifesupportObject);
 
 private:
 	SOCKET m_FD;
@@ -55,6 +54,8 @@ private:
 	static void WakeUpThread(void);
 
 	int GetPollEvents(void) const;
+
+	void Register(Object *lifesupportObject);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
index 9057d902e..c1773a73f 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ bool I2_EXPORT TlsStream::m_SSLIndexInitialized = false;
  * @param sslContext The SSL context for the client.
  */
 TlsStream::TlsStream(const Socket::Ptr& socket, ConnectionRole role, const boost::shared_ptr<SSL_CTX>& sslContext)
-	: SocketEvents(socket), m_Eof(false), m_HandshakeOK(false), m_VerifyOK(true), m_CloseOK(false), m_ErrorCode(0),
+	: SocketEvents(socket, this), m_Eof(false), m_HandshakeOK(false), m_VerifyOK(true), m_CloseOK(false), m_ErrorCode(0),
 	  m_ErrorOccurred(false),  m_Socket(socket), m_Role(role), m_SendQ(new FIFO()), m_RecvQ(new FIFO()),
 	  m_CurrentAction(TlsActionNone), m_Retry(false)
 {