diff --git a/src/refit/replica/client/REFITClientStage.java b/src/refit/replica/client/REFITClientStage.java
index cb285f09f709ebd3da64aa2755631b4778780226..6f288579f1c8e342da8fb8b689110088641d49e2 100644
--- a/src/refit/replica/client/REFITClientStage.java
+++ b/src/refit/replica/client/REFITClientStage.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class REFITClientStage extends REFITStage {
 					replica.mac.appendUnicastMAC(wrapper, contactReplica);
 
 					replica.replicaUnicast(wrapper, contactReplica);
-				} else {
+				} else if (contactReplica >= 0) {
 					replica.replicaUnicast(request, contactReplica);
 				}
 			} else {