diff --git a/src/action/new.cc b/src/action/new.cc
index 7622056..c7c1cad 100644
--- a/src/action/new.cc
+++ b/src/action/new.cc
@@ -42,13 +42,27 @@
 DLL_PRIVATE PyObject * py3270_action_new_from_session(PyObject *session, void *action) {
 
 	pyAction * pObj = (pyAction *) _PyObject_New(&py3270_action_type);
-
+	pObj->action	= nullptr;
 	pObj->session	= (pySession *) session;
-	pObj->action	= pObj->session->host->getAction((const LIB3270_ACTION *) action);
+	Py_INCREF(pObj->session);
 
-	debug("%s: ob_refcnt@%p=%ld",__FUNCTION__,pObj,((PyObject *) pObj)->ob_refcnt);
+	try {
 
-	Py_INCREF(pObj->session);
+		pObj->action = pObj->session->host->getAction((const LIB3270_ACTION *) action);
+
+	} catch(const std::exception &e) {
+
+		Py_DECREF((PyObject *) pObj);
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, e.what());
+		return NULL;
+
+	} catch(...) {
+
+		Py_DECREF((PyObject *) pObj);
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Unexpected error creating action object");
+		return NULL;
+
+	}
 
 	return (PyObject *) pObj;
 
@@ -62,7 +76,9 @@ void py3270_action_dealloc(PyObject * self) {
 
 	Py_DECREF(pObj->session);
 
-	delete pObj->action;
+	if(pObj->action)
+		delete pObj->action;
+
 	pObj->action = nullptr;
 
 }
diff --git a/testprograms/sample.py b/testprograms/sample.py
index db47556..f6cbd82 100644
--- a/testprograms/sample.py
+++ b/testprograms/sample.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import tn3270
 print("Using TN3270 Version " + tn3270.version())
 print(tn3270.revision())
 
-session = tn3270.Session("")
+session = tn3270.Session(":a")
 
 print("Using tn3270 version " + session.version + " revision " + session.revision)
 
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ print("Using tn3270 version " + session.version + " revision " + session.revisio
 #print(session.connected)
 #print(session.url)
 
+print(session.reconnect)
+
 #
 # Can reconnect? If yes do it!
 #
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ if session.reconnect.activatable:
     print("Reconnecting...")
     session.reconnect().wait(10)
 
-print(session.reconnect)
 print(session.connected)
 
 #print('----------------------')
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