diff --git a/code/ui/ui_main.c b/code/ui/ui_main.c
index 4fbe6cb8..f0649328 100644
--- a/code/ui/ui_main.c
+++ b/code/ui/ui_main.c
@@ -3920,11 +3920,21 @@ static int UI_GetServerStatusInfo( const char *serverAddress, serverStatusInfo_t
 	char *p, *score, *ping, *name;
 	int i, len;
 
+	if (info) {
+		memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
+	}
+
+	// ignore initial unset addresses
+	if (serverAddress && *serverAddress == '\0') {
+		return qfalse;
+	}
+
+	// reset server status request for this address
 	if (!info) {
 		trap_LAN_ServerStatus( serverAddress, NULL, 0);
 		return qfalse;
 	}
-	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
+
 	if ( trap_LAN_ServerStatus( serverAddress, info->text, sizeof(info->text)) ) {
 		Q_strncpyz(info->address, serverAddress, sizeof(info->address));
 		p = info->text;