diff --git a/lib/auth/sia/sia.c b/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
index 0e9a705a8..bd785baf8 100644
--- a/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
+++ b/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995-1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1995-2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden).
  * All rights reserved.
  * 
@@ -51,13 +51,17 @@ siad_chk_invoker(void)
 int 
 siad_ses_init(SIAENTITY *entity, int pkgind)
 {
+    krb5_error_code ret;
     struct state *s = malloc(sizeof(*s));
+
     SIA_DEBUG(("DEBUG", "siad_ses_init"));
     if(s == NULL)
 	return SIADFAIL;
     memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
 #ifdef SIA_KRB5
-    krb5_init_context(&s->context);
+    ret = krb5_init_context(&s->context);
+    if (ret)
+	return SIADFAIL;
 #endif
     entity->mech[pkgind] = (int*)s;
     return SIADSUCCESS;