diff --git a/PRESUBMIT.cfg b/PRESUBMIT.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a45df2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PRESUBMIT.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Hook Overrides]
+stray_whitespace_check: false
+long_line_check: false
+cros_license_check: false
+tab_check: false
diff --git a/include/dbus-c++/eventloop.h b/include/dbus-c++/eventloop.h
index 8458756..2475fe5 100644
--- a/include/dbus-c++/eventloop.h
+++ b/include/dbus-c++/eventloop.h
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@
 
 	virtual void dispatch();
 
+protected:
+
 	int _fdunlock[2];
+
 private:
 
 	DefaultMutex _mutex_t;
diff --git a/src/eventloop-integration.cpp b/src/eventloop-integration.cpp
index 0d5d272..11eefa4 100644
--- a/src/eventloop-integration.cpp
+++ b/src/eventloop-integration.cpp
@@ -88,14 +88,15 @@
 void BusDispatcher::leave()
 {
 	_running = false;
-  
-	int ret = write(_fdunlock[1],"exit",strlen("exit"));
-	if (ret == -1) {
-          char buffer[128]; // buffer copied in Error constructor
-          throw Error("PipeError:errno", strerror_r(errno,
-                                                    buffer,
-                                                    sizeof(buffer)));
-        }
+	if (_fdunlock[1] >= 0) {
+		int ret = write(_fdunlock[1],"exit",strlen("exit"));
+		if (ret == -1) {
+			char buffer[128]; // buffer copied in Error constructor
+			throw Error("PipeError:errno", strerror_r(errno,
+								  buffer,
+								  sizeof(buffer)));
+		}
+	}
 	close(_fdunlock[1]);
 	close(_fdunlock[0]);
 }
diff --git a/src/eventloop.cpp b/src/eventloop.cpp
index 1bc8cd5..81861f0 100644
--- a/src/eventloop.cpp
+++ b/src/eventloop.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@
 
 DefaultMainLoop::DefaultMainLoop()
 {
+	  _fdunlock[0] = -1;
+	  _fdunlock[1] = -1;
 }
 
 DefaultMainLoop::~DefaultMainLoop()
@@ -145,7 +147,7 @@
 
 	int nfd = _watches.size();
 
-	if(_fdunlock)
+	if (_fdunlock[0] >= 0 && _fdunlock[1] >= 0)
 	{
 		nfd=nfd+2;
 	}
@@ -166,7 +168,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if(_fdunlock){
+	if (_fdunlock[0] >= 0 && _fdunlock[1] >= 0)
+	{
 		fds[nfd].fd = _fdunlock[0];
 		fds[nfd].events = POLLIN | POLLOUT | POLLPRI ;
 		fds[nfd].revents = 0;