add check for initial sync persistence

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/shell/servers.js b/shell/servers.js
index e3d4cbb46d1..b1aad45ced7 100644
--- a/shell/servers.js
+++ b/shell/servers.js
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ ReplPair.prototype.left = function() { return this.leftC_; }
 
 ReplPair.prototype.killNode = function( mongo, signal ) {
     signal = signal || 15;
-    if ( this.leftC_.host == mongo.host ) {
+    if ( this.lectC_ != null && this.leftC_.host == mongo.host ) {
         stopMongod( this.left_.port_ );
         this.leftC_ = null;
     }
-    if ( this.rightC_.host == mongo.host ) {
+    if ( this.rightC_ != null && this.rightC_.host == mongo.host ) {
         stopMongod( this.right_.port_ );
         this.rightC_ = null;
     }