diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.cpp
index 9503630ef..da0b01f99 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/PersistantConfig.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ bool PersistantConfig::Load(const rdcstr &filename)
 
   for(RemoteHost host : RemoteHostList)
   {
+    if(host.hostname.isEmpty())
+      continue;
+
     RemoteHosts.push_back(new RemoteHost(host));
 
     if(host.IsLocalhost())