diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0b0182b2bc..0c9016a407 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Tue Jan 24 14:09:37 CET 2006 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/libvir.c: Karel pointed out handle was lost in
+	  virConnectOpenReadOnly()
+
 Mon Jan 23 23:53:07 CET 2006 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
 
 	* docs/site.xsl docs/*.png docs/*.html: update the images from Diana,
diff --git a/src/libvir.c b/src/libvir.c
index e268acc442..23ec2587b2 100644
--- a/src/libvir.c
+++ b/src/libvir.c
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ virConnectOpenReadOnly(const char *name) {
     handle = xenHypervisorOpen();
     if (handle >= 0)
         method++;
+    else
+        handle = -1;
+
     xshandle = xs_daemon_open_readonly();
     if (xshandle != NULL)
         method++;
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ virConnectOpenReadOnly(const char *name) {
     if (ret == NULL)
         goto failed;
     ret->magic = VIR_CONNECT_MAGIC;
-    ret->handle = -1;
+    ret->handle = handle;
     ret->xshandle = xshandle;
     if (xend_setup(ret) == 0)
         method++;