diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index 70138e29c..306901ec6 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -1219,7 +1219,9 @@ long dbNextRecordType(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
 
 char * dbGetRecordTypeName(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
 {
-    return(pdbentry->precordType->name);
+    dbRecordType *pdbRecordType = pdbentry->precordType;
+    if(!pdbRecordType) return NULL;
+    return(pdbRecordType->name);
 }
 
 int dbGetNRecordTypes(DBENTRY *pdbentry)