diff --git a/src/kdc/Makefile.in b/src/kdc/Makefile.in
index f46cad3..102fbaa 100644
--- a/src/kdc/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/kdc/Makefile.in
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ check-unix:: rtest
 
 check-pytests::
 	$(RUNPYTEST) $(srcdir)/t_workers.py $(PYTESTFLAGS)
+	$(RUNPYTEST) $(srcdir)/t_emptytgt.py $(PYTESTFLAGS)
 
 install::
 	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) krb5kdc ${DESTDIR}$(SERVER_BINDIR)/krb5kdc
diff --git a/src/kdc/do_tgs_req.c b/src/kdc/do_tgs_req.c
index c169c54..840a2ef 100644
--- a/src/kdc/do_tgs_req.c
+++ b/src/kdc/do_tgs_req.c
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ tgt_again:
                     if (!tgs_1 || !data_eq(*server_1, *tgs_1)) {
                         errcode = find_alternate_tgs(request, &server);
                         firstpass = 0;
-                        goto tgt_again;
+                        if (errcode == 0)
+                            goto tgt_again;
                     }
                 }
                 status = "UNKNOWN_SERVER";
diff --git a/src/kdc/t_emptytgt.py b/src/kdc/t_emptytgt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1760bcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kdc/t_emptytgt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+from k5test import *
+
+realm = K5Realm(start_kadmind=False, create_host=False)
+output = realm.run_as_client([kvno, 'krbtgt/'], expected_code=1)
+if 'not found in Kerberos database' not in output:
+    fail('TGT lookup for empty realm failed in unexpected way')
+success('Empty tgt lookup.')