if (hdr->itt == RESERVED_ITT && !(hdr->opcode & ISCSI_OP_IMMEDIATE)) {
                pr_err("NOPOUT ITT is reserved, but Immediate Bit is"
                        " not set, protocol error.\n");
+               if (!cmd)
+                       return iscsit_add_reject(conn, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
+                                                (unsigned char *)hdr);
+
                return iscsit_reject_cmd(cmd, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
                                         (unsigned char *)hdr);
        }
                        " greater than MaxXmitDataSegmentLength: %u, protocol"
                        " error.\n", payload_length,
                        conn->conn_ops->MaxXmitDataSegmentLength);
+               if (!cmd)
+                       return iscsit_add_reject(conn, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
+                                                (unsigned char *)hdr);
+
                return iscsit_reject_cmd(cmd, ISCSI_REASON_PROTOCOL_ERROR,
                                         (unsigned char *)hdr);
        }