diff --git a/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc b/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc
index 812b7c68cf..cd9855892a 100644
--- a/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc
+++ b/src/scheduler/src/sched/Scheduler.cc
@@ -661,7 +661,10 @@ int Scheduler::do_scheduled_actions()
 
             if (vatt == 0)
             {
-                delete *it;
+                if ( *it != 0 )
+                {
+                    delete *it;
+                }
 
                 continue;
             }