diff --git a/tinc/check-node b/tinc/check-node
index 29ab308..1703b7d 100644
--- a/tinc/check-node
+++ b/tinc/check-node
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/ash
 
 num_macs=`ls /tmp/tinc/peer/$NODE/mac | wc -l`
+num_ips=`ls /tmp/tinc/peer/$NODE/ips | wc -l`
 if [ "$num_macs" = "1" ]; then
+  if [ "$num_ips" = "0"]; then
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  
   mac=`ls /tmp/tinc/peer/$NODE/mac`
   ips=`ls /tmp/tinc/peer/$NODE/ip`
   echo $ips | xargs -n 1 -I {} echo "[ARP] Adding {} to the table..."