diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.cc b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.cc
index c37aa0400..1d3ceaa3b 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.cc
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/galeramon/galeramon.cc
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ void GaleraMonitor::update_server_status(MXS_MONITORED_SERVER* monitored_server)
                 info.local_state = atoi(row[1]);
             }
 
-            if (strcmp(row[0], "wsrep_cluster_state_uuid") == 0)
+            if (strcmp(row[0], "wsrep_cluster_state_uuid") == 0 && row[1] && *row[1])
             {
-                info.cluster_uuid = row[1] && *row[1] ? MXS_STRDUP(row[1]) : NULL;
+                info.cluster_uuid = row[1];
             }
         }