diff --git a/irc.go b/irc.go
index b8e116e..7fb086c 100644
--- a/irc.go
+++ b/irc.go
@@ -400,5 +400,13 @@ func (irc *Connection) hasValidValues() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	if 0 == len(irc.user) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if nil == irc.Log {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/irc_test.go b/irc_test.go
index 2faed38..8a71e2b 100644
--- a/irc_test.go
+++ b/irc_test.go
@@ -197,3 +197,27 @@ func TestHasValidValues2(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("empty 'nick' not detected")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHasValidValues3(t *testing.T) {
+	irccon := IRC("go-eventirc", "go-eventirc")
+	if nil == irccon {
+		t.Error("creating IRC struct failed")
+	}
+
+	irccon.user = ""
+	if irccon.hasValidValues() {
+		t.Error("empty 'user' not detected")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHasValidValues4(t *testing.T) {
+	irccon := IRC("go-eventirc", "go-eventirc")
+	if nil == irccon {
+		t.Error("creating IRC struct failed")
+	}
+
+	irccon.Log = nil
+	if irccon.hasValidValues() {
+		t.Error("nil pointer 'Log' not detected")
+	}
+}