diff --git a/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c b/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c
index 86be6a4c..b445f227 100644
--- a/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c
+++ b/tools/etcpmon/etcpmon_gui.c
@@ -960,8 +960,8 @@ void etcpmon_gui_update_socket_list(struct etcpmon_app* app,
     SendMessage(app->hListSockets, LB_RESETCONTENT, 0, 0);
 
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-        if (!list[i].ip || list[i].ip[0] == '\0') continue;
-        if (!list[i].name || list[i].name[0] == '\0') continue;
+        if (list[i].ip[0] == '\0') continue;
+        if (list[i].name[0] == '\0') continue;
 
         char display[128];
         const char* nat_str = nat_type_to_string(list[i].nat_type);