diff --git a/components/ido_mysql/mysqldbconnection.cpp b/components/ido_mysql/mysqldbconnection.cpp
index 0a52b25da..d0294d3e9 100644
--- a/components/ido_mysql/mysqldbconnection.cpp
+++ b/components/ido_mysql/mysqldbconnection.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ Dictionary::Ptr MysqlDbConnection::FetchRow(MYSQL_RES *result)
 void MysqlDbConnection::ActivateObject(const DbObject::Ptr& dbobj)
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_ConnectionMutex);
+
+	if (!m_Connected)
+		return;
+
 	DbReference dbref = GetReference(dbobj);
 	std::ostringstream qbuf;
 
@@ -256,6 +260,9 @@ void MysqlDbConnection::DeactivateObject(const DbObject::Ptr& dbobj)
 {
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_ConnectionMutex);
 
+	if (!m_Connected)
+		return;
+
 	DbReference dbref = GetReference(dbobj);
 
 	if (!dbref.IsValid())