diff --git a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/SelectConnector.java b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/SelectConnector.java
index e1c282e74db..baf31b1f902 100644
--- a/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/SelectConnector.java
+++ b/jetty-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/client/SelectConnector.java
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ class SelectConnector extends AggregateLifeCycle implements HttpClient.Connector
             _endp.shutdownOutput();
         }
 
+        public void dispatch()
+        {
+            _endp.asyncDispatch();
+        }
+
         public void asyncDispatch()
         {
             _endp.asyncDispatch();
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/AsyncEndPoint.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/AsyncEndPoint.java
index 992ad7a195a..5a58160ec35 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/AsyncEndPoint.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/AsyncEndPoint.java
@@ -19,7 +19,14 @@ public interface AsyncEndPoint extends ConnectedEndPoint
 {
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     /**
-     * Dispatch the endpoint to a thread to attend to it.
+     * Dispatch the endpoint if it is not already dispatched
+     * 
+     */
+    public void dispatch();
+    
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    /**
+     * Dispatch the endpoint. If it is already dispatched, schedule a redispatch
      * 
      */
     public void asyncDispatch();
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPoint.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPoint.java
index b24ebd8d0d9..8db704b15d5 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPoint.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPoint.java
@@ -208,11 +208,7 @@ public class SelectChannelEndPoint extends ChannelEndPoint implements AsyncEndPo
     {
         synchronized(this)
         {
-            if (_dispatched)
-            {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("dispatched");
-            }
-            else
+            if (!_dispatched)
             {
                 _dispatched = true;
                 boolean dispatched = _manager.dispatch(_handler);
diff --git a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
index 41fa232af1e..b4e9791b165 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SslConnection.java
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractConnection implements AsyncConnection
 
             // If we are reading into the temp buffer and it has some content, then we should be dispatched.
             if (toFill==_unwrapBuf && _unwrapBuf.hasContent() && !_connection.isSuspended())
-                _aEndp.asyncDispatch();
+                _aEndp.dispatch();
         }
         finally
         {
@@ -721,6 +721,11 @@ public class SslConnection extends AbstractConnection implements AsyncConnection
             process(null, null);
         }
 
+        public void dispatch()
+        {
+            _aEndp.dispatch();
+        }
+
         public void asyncDispatch()
         {
             _aEndp.asyncDispatch();
diff --git a/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/EmptyAsyncEndPoint.java b/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/EmptyAsyncEndPoint.java
index 3d4d7f702de..c1fd5e2e251 100644
--- a/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/EmptyAsyncEndPoint.java
+++ b/jetty-spdy/spdy-jetty/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/spdy/EmptyAsyncEndPoint.java
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ public class EmptyAsyncEndPoint implements AsyncEndPoint
     private boolean closed;
     private int maxIdleTime;
 
+    @Override
+    public void dispatch()
+    {
+    }
+    
     @Override
     public void asyncDispatch()
     {
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AggregateLifeCycle.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AggregateLifeCycle.java
index f19407e0d23..917d9ddfc71 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AggregateLifeCycle.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/AggregateLifeCycle.java
@@ -350,10 +350,17 @@ public class AggregateLifeCycle extends AbstractLifeCycle implements Destroyable
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     public static void dumpObject(Appendable out,Object o) throws IOException
     {
-        if (o instanceof LifeCycle)
-            out.append(String.valueOf(o)).append(" - ").append((AbstractLifeCycle.getState((LifeCycle)o))).append("\n");
-        else
-            out.append(String.valueOf(o)).append("\n"); 
+        try
+        {
+            if (o instanceof LifeCycle)
+                out.append(String.valueOf(o)).append(" - ").append((AbstractLifeCycle.getState((LifeCycle)o))).append("\n");
+            else
+                out.append(String.valueOf(o)).append("\n");
+        }
+        catch(Throwable th)
+        {
+            out.append(" => ").append(th.toString()).append('\n');
+        }
     }
     
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */