diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llapr.cpp b/indra/llcommon/llapr.cpp
index 7e3a26c0d..d2dda36f6 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llapr.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llapr.cpp
@@ -396,7 +396,12 @@ apr_status_t LLAPRFile::open(std::string const& filename, apr_int32_t flags, acc
 // File I/O
 S32 LLAPRFile::read(void *buf, S32 nbytes)
 {
-	llassert_always(mFile) ;
+	//llassert_always(mFile); (ASC-TUDCC) -HgB
+	if(!mFile) 
+	{
+		llwarns << "apr mFile is removed by somebody else. Can not write." << llendl ;
+		return 0;
+	}
 	
 	apr_size_t sz = nbytes;
 	apr_status_t s = apr_file_read(mFile, buf, &sz);
@@ -414,7 +419,12 @@ S32 LLAPRFile::read(void *buf, S32 nbytes)
 
 S32 LLAPRFile::write(const void *buf, S32 nbytes)
 {
-	llassert_always(mFile) ;
+	// llassert_always(mFile); (ASC-TUDCC) -HgB
+	if(!mFile) 
+	{
+		llwarns << "apr mFile is removed by somebody else. Can not write." << llendl ;
+		return 0;
+	}
 	
 	apr_size_t sz = nbytes;
 	apr_status_t s = apr_file_write(mFile, buf, &sz);
diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llversionviewer.h b/indra/llcommon/llversionviewer.h
index f29c11a00..c43395731 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llversionviewer.h
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llversionviewer.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 const S32 LL_VERSION_MAJOR = 1;
 const S32 LL_VERSION_MINOR = 4;
 const S32 LL_VERSION_PATCH = 2;
-const S32 LL_VERSION_BUILD = 7;
+const S32 LL_VERSION_BUILD = 8;
 
 const char * const LL_CHANNEL = "Ascent Viewer Release";