diff --git a/gorilla-server/main.go b/gorilla-server/main.go
index 2a20d21..e43c3db 100644
--- a/gorilla-server/main.go
+++ b/gorilla-server/main.go
@@ -226,6 +226,14 @@ func main() {
 
 func processGetEvent(ge *pb.Event) *pb.Event {
 	log.Println("processGetEvent() START")
+	if (ge.Account == nil) {
+		log.Println("processGetEvent() ERROR ge.Account = nil")
+		log.Println("processGetEvent() ERROR ge.Account = nil")
+		log.Println("processGetEvent() ERROR ge.Account = nil")
+		e := pb.MakeFailResponse()
+		e.Comment = "Account = nil"
+		return e
+	}
 	log.Println("processGetEvent() ge.Account.Token =", ge.Account.Token)
 	log.Println("processGetEvent() ge.Account.Username =", ge.Account.Username)
 	log.Println("processGetEvent() ge.Account.Email =", ge.Account.Email)