diff --git a/hsflowd.spec b/hsflowd.spec
index de1dfedd..08684cb0 100644
--- a/hsflowd.spec
+++ b/hsflowd.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: host sFlow daemon
 Name: hsflowd
 Version: 2.0.26
-Release: 4
+Release: 5
 License: http://sflow.net/license.html
 Group: Applications/Internet
 URL: http://sflow.net
diff --git a/src/Linux/mod_sonic.c b/src/Linux/mod_sonic.c
index 2899536b..f0776eff 100644
--- a/src/Linux/mod_sonic.c
+++ b/src/Linux/mod_sonic.c
@@ -1054,9 +1054,11 @@ extern "C" {
 	  char *pcmem = parseNextTok(&p, "|", YES, 0, NO, buf, HSP_SONIC_MAX_COLLECTORNAME_LEN);
 	  if(my_strequal(pcmem, "SFLOW_COLLECTOR")) {
 	    char *collectorName = parseNextTok(&p, "|", YES, 0, NO, buf, HSP_SONIC_MAX_COLLECTORNAME_LEN);
-	    HSPSonicCollector *coll = getCollector(mod, collectorName, YES);
-	    coll->mark = NO;
-	    UTArrayPush(mdata->newCollectors, coll);
+	    if(collectorName) {
+	      HSPSonicCollector *coll = getCollector(mod, collectorName, YES);
+	      coll->mark = NO;
+	      UTArrayPush(mdata->newCollectors, coll);
+	    }
 	  }
 	}
       }