Index: source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp
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--- source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp	(revision 5524)
+++ source/ariba/overlay/BaseOverlay.cpp	(revision 5525)
@@ -1421,7 +1421,11 @@
 		case OverlayMsg::typeDirectLink: {
 
-			logging_debug( "received direct link replacement request" );
+			logging_debug( "Received direct link replacement request" );
 
 			LinkDescriptor* rld = getDescriptor( overlayMsg->getRelayLink() );
+			if (rld == NULL) {
+				logging_error("DirectLink coonversion: Link "
+						<< overlayMsg->getRelayLink() << "not found  " );
+			}
 			logging_force( "Received direct link convert notification for " << rld );