diff --git a/sapi/apache/mod_php4.c b/sapi/apache/mod_php4.c
index 1dee7f9251b..65b56c23022 100644
--- a/sapi/apache/mod_php4.c
+++ b/sapi/apache/mod_php4.c
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ int sapi_apache_header_handler(sapi_header_struct *sapi_header, sapi_headers_str
 
 int sapi_apache_send_headers(sapi_headers_struct *sapi_headers SLS_DC)
 {
+	if(SG(server_context) == NULL) { /* server_context is not here anymore */
+		return SAPI_HEADER_SEND_FAILED;
+	}
+
 	((request_rec *) SG(server_context))->status = SG(sapi_headers).http_response_code;
 	send_http_header((request_rec *) SG(server_context));
 	return SAPI_HEADER_SENT_SUCCESSFULLY;