fMessage = new AliHLTMessage( fData, fSize );
// -- Check if TMessage payload is TObject
- if ( fMessage->What() == kMESS_OBJECT ) {
+ if ( fMessage->What() == kMESS_OBJECT and fMessage->GetClass() != NULL and fMessage->GetClass() != (TClass*)-1)
+ {
fClassName = fMessage->GetClass()->GetName();
fIsTObject = kTRUE;