diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index b30c4e9..eca38ad 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1892,7 +1892,8 @@
 		}
 #endif
 		/* append to list of servers available to receive an hostname */
-		LIST_ADDQ(&newsrv->srvrq->attached_servers, &newsrv->srv_rec_item);
+		if (newsrv->srvrq)
+			LIST_ADDQ(&newsrv->srvrq->attached_servers, &newsrv->srv_rec_item);
 
 		/* Set this new server ID. */
 		srv_set_id_from_prefix(newsrv, srv->tmpl_info.prefix, i);