diff --git a/src/mailer.js b/src/mailer.js
index c81e03c60..c2b805c1c 100644
--- a/src/mailer.js
+++ b/src/mailer.js
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ function getTxtRecords(callback) {
 
 function checkDns() {
     getTxtRecords(function (error, records) {
-        if (error) {
-            debug('checkDns: DNS error looking up TXT records for %s', config.fqdn(), error);
+        if (error || !records) {
+            debug('checkDns: DNS error or no records looking up TXT records for %s %s', config.fqdn(), error, records);
             gCheckDnsTimerId = setTimeout(checkDns, 60000);
             return;
         }