diff --git a/contrib/blocklist/bin/blacklistd.c b/contrib/blocklist/bin/blacklistd.c
--- a/contrib/blocklist/bin/blacklistd.c
+++ b/contrib/blocklist/bin/blacklistd.c
@@ -185,8 +185,10 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (getremoteaddress(bi, &rss, &rsl) == -1)
+	if (getremoteaddress(bi, &rss, &rsl) == -1) {
+		dbi.last = -1;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (debug) {
 		sockaddr_snprintf(rbuf, sizeof(rbuf), "%a:%p", (void *)&rss);
@@ -201,7 +203,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-
 	if (state_get(state, &c, &dbi) == -1)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@
 out:
 	close(bi->bi_fd);
 
-	if (debug) {
+	if (debug && dbi.last != -1) {
 		char b1[128], b2[128];
 		(*lfun)(LOG_DEBUG, "%s: final db state for %s: count=%d/%d "
 		    "last=%s now=%s", __func__, rbuf, dbi.count, c.c_nfail,