diff --git a/src/route_bgp.c b/src/route_bgp.c
index f77285d..6d29da7 100644
--- a/src/route_bgp.c
+++ b/src/route_bgp.c
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ static void route_bgp_broadcast_withdraw(struct ROUTE_BGP* bgp, uint64_t node_id
     }
     struct NODEINFO_Q* nq = route_bgp_get_node(bgp, node_id);
     if (!nq) {
-        DEBUG_WARN(DEBUG_CATEGORY_BGP, "node not found");
-        return;
+        DEBUG_INFO(DEBUG_CATEGORY_BGP, "node not found for broadcast (already purged)");
+        nq = NULL;
     }
-    if (wd_source != 0 && nq->paths) {
+    if (nq && wd_source != 0 && nq->paths) {
     }
-    if (nq->paths && queue_entry_count(nq->paths) == 0) {
+    if (nq && nq->paths && queue_entry_count(nq->paths) == 0) {
         if (bgp->instance && bgp->instance->rt) route_delete(bgp->instance->rt, nq);
         nq->dirty = 1;
     }