--- mico/orb/any.cc.checker	Sat Jun 12 17:33:12 1999
+++ mico/orb/any.cc	Sat Jun 12 17:31:16 1999
@@ -2068,6 +2068,7 @@
 {
     Any &me = (Any &)*this;
 
+    me.prepare_read ();
     if (me.checker->tc()->kind () != tk_objref) {
 	me.rewind ();
 	return FALSE;
@@ -2086,6 +2087,7 @@
 {
     Any &me = (Any &)*this;
 
+    me.prepare_read ();
     if (me.checker->tc()->kind () != tk_abstract_interface) {
         me.rewind ();
         return FALSE;