diff --git a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_hash_module.c b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_hash_module.c
index 6c247b560..e741eb237 100644
--- a/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_hash_module.c
+++ b/src/http/modules/ngx_http_upstream_hash_module.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_get_hash_peer(ngx_peer_connection_t *pc, void *data)
 
     ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_rlock(hp->rrp.peers);
 
-    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single) {
+    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single || hp->key.len == 0) {
         ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(hp->rrp.peers);
         return hp->get_rr_peer(pc, &hp->rrp);
     }
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ ngx_http_upstream_get_chash_peer(ngx_peer_connection_t *pc, void *data)
 
     ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_wlock(hp->rrp.peers);
 
-    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single) {
+    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single || hp->key.len == 0) {
         ngx_http_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(hp->rrp.peers);
         return hp->get_rr_peer(pc, &hp->rrp);
     }
diff --git a/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_hash_module.c b/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_hash_module.c
index 4fa9a2dce..b764fcbe0 100644
--- a/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_hash_module.c
+++ b/src/stream/ngx_stream_upstream_hash_module.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ ngx_stream_upstream_get_hash_peer(ngx_peer_connection_t *pc, void *data)
 
     ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_rlock(hp->rrp.peers);
 
-    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single) {
+    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single || hp->key.len == 0) {
         ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(hp->rrp.peers);
         return hp->get_rr_peer(pc, &hp->rrp);
     }
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ ngx_stream_upstream_get_chash_peer(ngx_peer_connection_t *pc, void *data)
 
     ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_wlock(hp->rrp.peers);
 
-    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single) {
+    if (hp->tries > 20 || hp->rrp.peers->single || hp->key.len == 0) {
         ngx_stream_upstream_rr_peers_unlock(hp->rrp.peers);
         return hp->get_rr_peer(pc, &hp->rrp);
     }