[Empeg-technical] chip P98AB LVX4245 - possible solder issue?

[Phoenix42 at empegbbs-noreply.merlins.org]

I brought my empeg into work today to have a possible dry solder join fixed up - hey they have some fun tools here, might as well make use of them.
Anyways the guy that did the soldering had a look around the board and found a solder joint connecting two of the legs on this chip. See pic one, and a zoom in pic two.
Is this an issue or by design?  

edit: sorry for the hugh pics, limited photo SW on work PCs.