diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 8d2fec0d..e7d49c37 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ get_addr(char *host, int port, int addr_family, int flags, struct sockaddr_stora
 	struct addrinfo hints, *addr;
 	int res;
 	char portnum[8];
+	int addrlen;
 
 	memset(portnum, 0, sizeof(portnum));
 	snprintf(portnum, sizeof(portnum) - 1, "%d", port);
@@ -158,14 +159,15 @@ get_addr(char *host, int port, int addr_family, int flags, struct sockaddr_stora
 	hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_UDP;
 
 	res = getaddrinfo(host, portnum, &hints, &addr);
-	if (res == 0) {
-		int addrlen = addr->ai_addrlen;
-		/* Grab first result */
-		memcpy(out, addr->ai_addr, addr->ai_addrlen);
-		freeaddrinfo(addr);
-		return addrlen;
+	if (res != 0) {
+		return -1;
 	}
-	return res;
+	
+	addrlen = addr->ai_addrlen;
+	/* Grab first result */
+	memcpy(out, addr->ai_addr, addr->ai_addrlen);
+	freeaddrinfo(addr);
+	return addrlen;
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/tests/common.c b/tests/common.c
index 87fe3307..14050518 100644
--- a/tests/common.c
+++ b/tests/common.c
@@ -280,6 +280,28 @@ START_TEST(test_parse_format_ipv4_mapped_ipv6)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(test_get_addr_err)
+{
+	char *host = "192.168.2.10";
+	struct sockaddr_storage addr;
+	int addr_len;
+	int flags = AI_PASSIVE;
+
+	/* Invalid host */
+	addr_len = get_addr(NULL, -1, flags, 0, &addr);
+	ck_assert(addr_len == -1);
+	/* Invalid port */
+	addr_len = get_addr(host, -1, flags, 0, &addr);
+	ck_assert(addr_len == -1);
+	/* Invalid flag */
+	addr_len = get_addr(host, 53, flags | 0xFFF, 0, &addr);
+	ck_assert(addr_len == -1);
+	/* Invalid addr */
+	addr_len = get_addr(host, 53, flags, 0, (struct sockaddr_storage *)NULL);
+	ck_assert(addr_len == -1);
+}
+END_TEST
+
 TCase *
 test_common_create_tests(void)
 {
@@ -295,6 +317,7 @@ test_common_create_tests(void)
 	tcase_add_test(tc, test_query_datalen_wild);
 	tcase_add_test(tc, test_parse_format_ipv4);
 	tcase_add_test(tc, test_parse_format_ipv4_listen_all);
+	tcase_add_test(tc, test_get_addr_err);
 
 	/* Tests require IPv6 support */
 	sock = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP);