if (requestFacade == null) {
            // Not normal: some async functions and tracing will be disabled
            filterChain = new ApplicationFilterChain();
        } else {
            // Add this filter chain to the request facade
            requestFacade.nextFilterChain();
            if (Globals.IS_SECURITY_ENABLED) {
                filterChain = new ApplicationFilterChain();
                requestFacade.setFilterChain(filterChain);
            } else {
                filterChain = requestFacade.getFilterChain();