diff --git a/server/modules/monitor/auroramon/auroramon.c b/server/modules/monitor/auroramon/auroramon.c
index a21965ec0..3bc705176 100644
--- a/server/modules/monitor/auroramon/auroramon.c
+++ b/server/modules/monitor/auroramon/auroramon.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void update_server_status(MXS_MONITOR *monitor, MXS_MONITORED_SERVER *database)
                 int status = SERVER_SLAVE;
 
                 /** The master will return a row with two identical non-NULL fields */
-                if (row[0] && row[1] && strcmp(row[0], row[1]) == 0)
+                if (row && row[0] && row[1] && strcmp(row[0], row[1]) == 0)
                 {
                     status = SERVER_MASTER;
                 }