--- ./gazebo/transport/Connection.cc.orig       2014-02-23 18:58:35.226997266 +0400
+++ ./gazebo/transport/Connection.cc    2014-02-23 19:02:49.123645564 +0400
@@ -842,6 +842,8 @@ void Connection::OnConnect(const boost::
     this->remoteURI = std::string("http://") + this->GetRemoteHostname()
       + ":" + boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(this->GetRemotePort());

+    try
+    {
     if (this->socket && this->socket->is_open())
     {
       this->remoteAddress =
@@ -852,6 +854,12 @@ void Connection::OnConnect(const boost::
       this->connectError = true;
       gzerr << "Invalid socket connection\n";
     }
+    }
+    catch (std::exception& e)
+    {
+      this->connectError = true;
+      gzerr << "Error handling socket connection: " << e.what() << "\n";
+    }

     // Notify the condition that it may proceed.
     this->connectCondition.notify_one();