diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/ClassLoader.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/ClassLoader.h
index 1dd63a7ac..d8a5682e3 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/ClassLoader.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/ClassLoader.h
@@ -158,11 +158,13 @@ public:
 		if (it == _map.end())
 		{
 			LibraryInfo li;
-			li.pLibrary  = new SharedLibrary(path);
-			li.pManifest = new Manif();
+			li.pLibrary  = 0;
+			li.pManifest = 0;
 			li.refCount  = 1;
 			try
 			{
+				li.pLibrary  = new SharedLibrary(path);
+				li.pManifest = new Manif();
 				std::string pocoBuildManifestSymbol("pocoBuildManifest");
 				pocoBuildManifestSymbol.append(manifest);
 				if (li.pLibrary->hasSymbol("pocoInitializeLibrary"))