diff --git a/Source/com/IUnknown.cpp b/Source/com/IUnknown.cpp
index 862520145..01ac13c30 100644
--- a/Source/com/IUnknown.cpp
+++ b/Source/com/IUnknown.cpp
@@ -101,17 +101,19 @@ namespace ProxyStub {
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     string UnknownProxy::LinkId() const
     {
+        string result(_T("/Dangling"));
+        
         _adminLock.Lock();
         if (_channel.IsValid() == true) {
             const RPC::Communicator::Client* comchannel = dynamic_cast<const RPC::Communicator::Client*>(_channel.operator->());
             ASSERT(comchannel != nullptr);
             if (comchannel != nullptr) {
-                return (comchannel->Extension().Origin());
+                result = comchannel->Extension().Origin();
             }
         }
         _adminLock.Unlock();
 
-        return (_T("/Dangling"));
+        return (result);
     }
     uint32_t UnknownProxy::Id() const
     {