diff --git a/chain.go b/chain.go
index 362d285..ab39560 100644
--- a/chain.go
+++ b/chain.go
@@ -256,7 +256,10 @@ func (c *Chain) selectRoute() (route *Chain, err error) {
 
 // selectRouteFor selects route with bypass testing.
 func (c *Chain) selectRouteFor(addr string) (route *Chain, err error) {
-	if c.IsEmpty() || c.isRoute {
+	if c.IsEmpty() {
+		return newRoute(), nil
+	}
+	if c.isRoute {
 		return c, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index b412623..282a027 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gost
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ func (node *Node) GetInt(key string) int {
 }
 
 func (node Node) String() string {
+	if node.url == nil {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s+%s://%s",
+			node.Protocol, node.Transport, node.Addr)
+	}
 	return node.url.String()
 }