diff --git a/exec/ckpt.c b/exec/ckpt.c
index b4c1c52f..0cc51f69 100644
--- a/exec/ckpt.c
+++ b/exec/ckpt.c
@@ -1750,7 +1750,6 @@ static void message_handler_req_exec_ckpt_checkpointopen (
 
 	log_printf (LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "Executive request to open checkpoint %p\n", req_exec_ckpt_checkpointopen);
 	
-printf ("opening checkpoint %s\n", req_exec_ckpt_checkpointopen->checkpoint_name.value);
 	if (req_exec_ckpt_checkpointopen->fail_with_error != SA_AIS_OK) {
 		error = req_exec_ckpt_checkpointopen->fail_with_error;
 		goto error_exit;
@@ -3169,6 +3168,11 @@ static void message_handler_req_exec_ckpt_sectionread (
 		goto error_exit;
 	}
 
+	if (checkpoint->active_replica_set == 0) {
+		error = SA_AIS_ERR_NOT_EXIST;
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Find checkpoint section to be read
 	 */