diff --git a/src/p2p_server.cpp b/src/p2p_server.cpp
index 057d0c8..a249243 100644
--- a/src/p2p_server.cpp
+++ b/src/p2p_server.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ LOG_CATEGORY(P2PServer)
 
 static constexpr char saved_peer_list_file_name[] = "p2pool_peers.txt";
 static constexpr char saved_onion_peer_list_file_name[] = "p2pool_onion_peers.txt";
-static const char* seed_nodes[] = { "seed01.whiskymine.io", "seed02.whiskymine.io" };
-static const char* seed_nodes_mini[] = { "seed01.whiskymine.io", "seed02.whiskymine.io" };
-static const char* seed_nodes_nano[] = { "seed01.whiskymine.io", "seed02.whiskymine.io" };
+static const char* seed_nodes[] = { "seed01.whiskymine.io", "seed02.whiskymine.io", nullptr };
+static const char* seed_nodes_mini[] = { "seed01.whiskymine.io", "seed02.whiskymine.io", nullptr };
+static const char* seed_nodes_nano[] = { "seed01.whiskymine.io", "seed02.whiskymine.io", nullptr };
 
 static constexpr int DEFAULT_BACKLOG = 16;
 static constexpr uint64_t DEFAULT_BAN_TIME = 600;
@@ -642,8 +642,11 @@ void P2PServer::load_peer_list()
 
 	// Load peers from seed nodes if we're on the default or mini sidechain
 	auto load_from_seed_nodes = [&saved_list](const char** nodes, int p2p_port) {
-		for (size_t i = 0; nodes[i][0]; ++i) {
+		for (size_t i = 0; nodes[i]; ++i) {
 			const char* cur_node = nodes[i];
+			if (!cur_node[0]) {
+				continue;
+			}
 			LOGINFO(4, "loading peers from " << cur_node);
 
 			// Prefer DNS TXT records