diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc b/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc
index cbe32b186..d5c6db5fa 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.cc
@@ -122,11 +122,10 @@ caStatus casCoreClient::channelCreateFailedResp (
 {
 	return S_casApp_noSupport;
 }
-caStatus casCoreClient::channelDestroyNotify (
+caStatus casCoreClient::channelDestroyEvent ( 
     epicsGuard < casClientMutex > &, 
-    casChannelI &, bool )
+    casChannelI * const, ca_uint32_t )
 {
-    assert ( 0 );
 	return S_casApp_noSupport;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.h b/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.h
index 6c6cf09bb..b734d49d1 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casCoreClient.h
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ public:
 	virtual caStatus channelCreateFailedResp ( 
         epicsGuard < casClientMutex > &,
         const caHdrLargeArray &, const caStatus createStatus );
-    virtual caStatus channelDestroyNotify (
-        epicsGuard < casClientMutex > &, 
-        casChannelI &, bool uninstallNeeded );
-   virtual void casChannelDestroyNotify ( 
+    virtual caStatus channelDestroyEvent ( 
+        epicsGuard < casClientMutex > & guard, 
+        casChannelI * const pChan, ca_uint32_t sid );
+    virtual void casChannelDestroyNotify ( 
        casChannelI & chan, bool immediateDestroyNeeded );
 
 	virtual ca_uint16_t protocolRevision () const = 0;
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casPVI.cc b/src/cas/generic/casPVI.cc
index a9cd084ba..f9b264b46 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casPVI.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casPVI.cc
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ casPVI::~casPVI ()
 void casPVI::casPVDestroyNotify ()
 {
     epicsGuard < epicsMutex > guard ( this->mutex );
+    this->pPV = 0;
     if ( ! this->deletePending ) {
         tsDLIter < chanIntfForPV > iter = this->chanList.firstIter ();
         while ( iter.valid() ) {
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
index e9b27d43a..3e1d341c4 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.cc
@@ -1629,6 +1629,61 @@ caStatus casStrmClient::clearChannelAction (
 	return status;
 }
 
+//
+// If the channel pointer is nill this indicates that 
+// the existence of the channel isnt certain because 
+// it is still installed and the client or the server 
+// tool might have destroyed it. Therefore, we must 
+// locate it using the supplied server id.
+//
+// If the channel pointer isnt nill this indicates 
+// that the channel has already been uninstalled.
+//
+// In both situations we need to send a channel 
+// disconnect message to the client and destroy the 
+// channel.
+//
+caStatus casStrmClient::channelDestroyEvent ( 
+    epicsGuard < casClientMutex > & guard, 
+    casChannelI * const pChan, ca_uint32_t sid )
+{
+    casChannelI * pChanFound;
+    if ( pChan ) {
+        pChanFound = pChan;
+    }
+    else {
+        chronIntId tmpId ( sid );
+        pChanFound = 
+            this->chanTable.lookup ( tmpId );
+	    if ( ! pChanFound ) {
+            return S_cas_success;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ( CA_V47 ( this->minor_version_number ) ) {
+        caStatus status = this->out.copyInHeader ( 
+            CA_PROTO_SERVER_DISCONN, 0,
+            0, 0, pChanFound->getCID(), 0, 0 );
+        if ( status == S_cas_sendBlocked ) {
+            return status;
+        }
+		this->out.commitMsg ();
+	}
+    else {
+        this->forceDisconnect ();
+    }
+
+    if ( ! pChan ) {
+        this->chanTable.remove ( * pChanFound );
+        this->chanList.remove ( * pChanFound );
+        pChanFound->uninstallFromPV ( this->eventSys );
+    }
+
+    delete pChanFound;
+
+    return S_cas_success;
+}
+
 // casStrmClient::casChannelDestroyNotify()
 // immediateUninstallNeeded is false when we must avoid 
 // taking the lock insituations where we would compromise 
@@ -1644,9 +1699,10 @@ void casStrmClient::casChannelDestroyNotify (
         chan.uninstallFromPV ( this->eventSys );
     }
 
-    channelDestroyEvent * pEvent = 
-        new ( std::nothrow ) channelDestroyEvent ( 
-            chan, !immediateUninstallNeeded );
+    class channelDestroyEvent * pEvent = 
+        new ( std::nothrow ) class channelDestroyEvent ( 
+            immediateUninstallNeeded ? & chan : 0,
+            chan.getSID() );
     if ( pEvent ) {
         this->eventSys.addToEventQueue ( *pEvent );
     }
@@ -1658,34 +1714,6 @@ void casStrmClient::casChannelDestroyNotify (
     }
 }
 
-// casStrmClient::channelDestroyNotify()
-caStatus casStrmClient::channelDestroyNotify (
-    epicsGuard < casClientMutex > & guard, 
-    casChannelI & chan, bool uninstallNeeded )
-{
-    caStatus status = S_cas_success;
-    if ( CA_V47 ( this->minor_version_number ) ) {
-        caStatus status = this->out.copyInHeader ( 
-            CA_PROTO_SERVER_DISCONN, 0,
-            0, 0, chan.getCID(), 0, 0 );
-		if ( status == S_cas_success ) {
-		    this->out.commitMsg ();
-		}
-	}
-    else {
-        this->forceDisconnect ();
-    }
-    if ( status != S_cas_sendBlocked ) {
-        if ( uninstallNeeded ) {
-            this->chanTable.remove ( chan );
-            this->chanList.remove ( chan );
-            chan.uninstallFromPV ( this->eventSys );
-        }
-        delete & chan;
-    }
-    return status;
-}
-
 // casStrmClient::eventCancelAction()
 caStatus casStrmClient::eventCancelAction ( 
     epicsGuard < casClientMutex > & guard )
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.h b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.h
index a09ada069..423e1ce06 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casStrmClient.h
@@ -127,10 +127,9 @@ private:
         casChannelI & chan, const caHdrLargeArray & hdr, unsigned dbrType );
 	caStatus channelCreateFailedResp ( epicsGuard < casClientMutex > &,
         const caHdrLargeArray &, const caStatus createStatus );
-    caStatus channelDestroyNotify (
+    caStatus channelDestroyEvent ( 
         epicsGuard < casClientMutex > & guard, 
-        casChannelI &, bool uninstallNeeded );
-
+        casChannelI * const pChan, ca_uint32_t sid );
 	caStatus accessRightsResponse ( 
         casChannelI * pciu );
 	caStatus accessRightsResponse ( 
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.cpp b/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.cpp
index 8140db404..284c07320 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.cpp
+++ b/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ caStatus channelDestroyEvent::cbFunc (
     epicsGuard < casClientMutex > & clientGuard,
     epicsGuard < evSysMutex > & )
 {
-    caStatus status = client.channelDestroyNotify ( 
-        clientGuard, this->chan, this->uninstallNeeded );
+    caStatus status = client.channelDestroyEvent ( 
+        clientGuard, this->pChan, this->sid );
     if ( status != S_cas_sendBlocked ) {
         delete this;
     }
diff --git a/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.h b/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.h
index e009abc79..024eff6f6 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.h
+++ b/src/cas/generic/channelDestroyEvent.h
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ class casChannelI;
 
 class channelDestroyEvent : public casEvent {
 public:
-    channelDestroyEvent ( casChannelI &, bool uninstallNeeded );
+    channelDestroyEvent ( 
+        casChannelI * pChan, ca_uint32_t sid );
 private:
-    casChannelI & chan;
-    bool uninstallNeeded;
+    casChannelI * pChan;
+    ca_uint32_t sid;
     caStatus cbFunc ( 
         casCoreClient &, 
         epicsGuard < casClientMutex > &,
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ private:
 };
 
 inline channelDestroyEvent::channelDestroyEvent ( 
-    casChannelI & chanIn, bool uninstallNeededIn ) :
-    chan ( chanIn ), uninstallNeeded ( uninstallNeededIn )
+    casChannelI * pChanIn, ca_uint32_t sidIn ) :
+    pChan ( pChanIn ), sid ( sidIn )
 {
 }