--- C:\Documents and Settings\ehedstro\Local Settings\Temp\t4304t6.tmp	Fri May 12 15:30:35 2006
+++ c:\dev\sharedtech\cwc\main\src\org\apache\compressionFilters\CompressionServletResponseWrapper.java	Thu May 04 15:21:34 2006
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@
         if (debug > 1) {
             System.out.println("flush buffer @ CompressionServletResponseWrapper");
         }
-        ((CompressionResponseStream)stream).flush();
+        if (stream != null) {
+            ((CompressionResponseStream)stream).flush();
+        }
 
     }