diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c b/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
index c9338b5be0..650b79051e 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_driver.c
@@ -264,8 +264,10 @@ parallelsConnectOpen(virConnectPtr conn,
 
     if ((ret = parallelsOpenDefault(conn)) != VIR_DRV_OPEN_SUCCESS ||
         (ret = parallelsStorageOpen(conn, flags)) != VIR_DRV_OPEN_SUCCESS ||
-        (ret = parallelsNetworkOpen(conn, flags)) != VIR_DRV_OPEN_SUCCESS)
+        (ret = parallelsNetworkOpen(conn, flags)) != VIR_DRV_OPEN_SUCCESS) {
+        parallelsConnectClose(conn);
         return ret;
+    }
 
     return VIR_DRV_OPEN_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -275,6 +277,9 @@ parallelsConnectClose(virConnectPtr conn)
 {
     parallelsConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
 
+    if (!privconn)
+        return 0;
+
     parallelsNetworkClose(conn);
     parallelsStorageClose(conn);
 
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_network.c b/src/parallels/parallels_network.c
index a347a09413..e1c6040deb 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_network.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_network.c
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ parallelsNetworkOpen(virConnectPtr conn,
 int parallelsNetworkClose(virConnectPtr conn)
 {
     parallelsConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
+
+    if (!privconn)
+        return 0;
+
     parallelsDriverLock(privconn);
     virNetworkObjListFree(privconn->networks);
     VIR_FREE(privconn->networks);
diff --git a/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c b/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c
index a6980a477a..6397601aa9 100644
--- a/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c
+++ b/src/parallels/parallels_storage.c
@@ -72,9 +72,15 @@ parallelsStorageClose(virConnectPtr conn)
 {
     parallelsConnPtr privconn = conn->privateData;
 
+    if (!privconn)
+        return 0;
+
     virStorageDriverStatePtr storageState = privconn->storageState;
     privconn->storageState = NULL;
 
+    if (!storageState)
+        return 0;
+
     parallelsStorageLock(storageState);
     virStoragePoolObjListFree(&privconn->pools);
     VIR_FREE(storageState->configDir);