diff --git a/cmd/helloserver/main.go b/cmd/helloserver/main.go
index fb81a86..feae031 100644
--- a/cmd/helloserver/main.go
+++ b/cmd/helloserver/main.go
@@ -30,5 +30,9 @@ func handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	hn, _ := os.Hostname()
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Served by %s running %s\n", hn, runtime.GOOS)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Hit count: %d", hits.Inc())
-	log.Printf("Hit from %s: %s", r.Header.Get("X-Remote-Ip"), r.RequestURI)
+
+	ip := r.Header.Get("X-Remote-Ip")
+	if ip != "" {
+		log.Printf("Hit from %s: %s", ip, r.RequestURI)
+	}
 }