diff --git a/registry/mdns_registry.go b/registry/mdns_registry.go
index fde00f37..8ecd37ec 100644
--- a/registry/mdns_registry.go
+++ b/registry/mdns_registry.go
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ func (m *mdnsRegistry) GetService(service string, opts ...GetOption) ([]*Service
 				}
 				addr := ""
 				// prefer ipv4 addrs
-				if e.AddrV4 != nil {
+				if len(e.AddrV4) > 0 {
 					addr = e.AddrV4.String()
 					// else use ipv6
-				} else if e.AddrV6 != nil {
+				} else if len(e.AddrV6) > 0 {
 					addr = "[" + e.AddrV6.String() + "]"
 				} else {
 					if logger.V(logger.InfoLevel, logger.DefaultLogger) {
diff --git a/util/mdns/client.go b/util/mdns/client.go
index 176ebac4..c7b84655 100644
--- a/util/mdns/client.go
+++ b/util/mdns/client.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type ServiceEntry struct {
 
 // complete is used to check if we have all the info we need
 func (s *ServiceEntry) complete() bool {
-	return (s.AddrV4 != nil || s.AddrV6 != nil || s.Addr != nil) && s.Port != 0 && s.hasTXT
+	return (len(s.AddrV4) > 0 || len(s.AddrV6) > 0 || len(s.Addr) > 0) && s.Port != 0 && s.hasTXT
 }
 
 // QueryParam is used to customize how a Lookup is performed