diff --git a/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp b/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp
index 44191b81e..d4339b4cf 100644
--- a/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/ZT_jniutils.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ jobject newInetAddress(JNIEnv *env, const sockaddr_storage &addr)
                 InetAddress_class, InetAddress_getByAddress_method, buff);
         }
         break;
+        default:
+        {
+            assert(false && "addr.ss_family is neither AF_INET6 nor AF_INET");
+        }
     }
     if(env->ExceptionCheck() || inetAddressObj == NULL) {
         LOGE("Error creating InetAddress object");
@@ -171,11 +175,16 @@ int addressPort(const sockaddr_storage addr) {
     return port;
 }
 
+//
+// addr may be empty
+//
+// may return NULL
+//
 jobject newInetSocketAddress(JNIEnv *env, const sockaddr_storage &addr)
 {
     LOGV("newInetSocketAddress Called");
 
-    if(addr.ss_family == 0)
+    if(isSocketAddressEmpty(addr))
     {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -184,39 +193,15 @@ jobject newInetSocketAddress(JNIEnv *env, const sockaddr_storage &addr)
 
     if(env->ExceptionCheck() || inetAddressObject == NULL)
     {
-        LOGE("Error creating new inet address");
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    int port = 0;
-    switch(addr.ss_family)
-    {
-        case AF_INET6:
-        {
-            LOGV("IPV6 Address");
-            sockaddr_in6 *ipv6 = (sockaddr_in6*)&addr;
-            port = ntohs(ipv6->sin6_port);
-            LOGV("Port %d", port);
-        }
-        break;
-        case AF_INET:
-        {
-            LOGV("IPV4 Address");
-            sockaddr_in *ipv4 = (sockaddr_in*)&addr;
-            port = ntohs(ipv4->sin_port);
-            LOGV("Port: %d", port);
-        }
-        break;
-        default:
-        {
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
+    int port = addressPort(addr);
 
     jobject inetSocketAddressObject = env->NewObject(InetSocketAddress_class, InetSocketAddress_ctor, inetAddressObject, port);
     if(env->ExceptionCheck() || inetSocketAddressObject == NULL) {
         LOGE("Error creating InetSocketAddress object");
+        return NULL;
     }
     return inetSocketAddressObject;
 }
@@ -225,9 +210,11 @@ jobject newPeerPhysicalPath(JNIEnv *env, const ZT_PeerPhysicalPath &ppp)
 {
     LOGV("newPeerPhysicalPath Called");
 
+    //
+    // may be NULL
+    //
     jobject addressObject = newInetSocketAddress(env, ppp.address);
-    if(env->ExceptionCheck() || addressObject == NULL) {
-        LOGE("Error creating InetSocketAddress object");
+    if(env->ExceptionCheck()) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/jni/com_zerotierone_sdk_Node.cpp b/java/jni/com_zerotierone_sdk_Node.cpp
index 9b0a309a0..27f137ef1 100644
--- a/java/jni/com_zerotierone_sdk_Node.cpp
+++ b/java/jni/com_zerotierone_sdk_Node.cpp
@@ -414,12 +414,18 @@ namespace {
             return -100;
         }
 
+        //
+        // may be NULL
+        //
         jobject remoteAddressObj = newInetSocketAddress(env, *remoteAddress);
+        if (env->ExceptionCheck()) {
+            return -101;
+        }
         const unsigned char *bytes = static_cast<const unsigned char *>(buffer);
         jbyteArray bufferObj = newByteArray(env, bytes, bufferSize);
         if (env->ExceptionCheck() || bufferObj == NULL)
         {
-            return -101;
+            return -102;
         }
         
         int retval = env->CallIntMethod(ref->packetSender, PacketSender_onSendPacketRequested_method, localSocket, remoteAddressObj, bufferObj);
@@ -446,30 +452,11 @@ namespace {
         ref->jvm->GetEnv((void**)&env, JNI_VERSION_1_6);
 
         //
-        // was:
-        // struct sockaddr_storage nullAddress = {0};
+        // may be NULL
         //
-        // but was getting this warning:
-        // warning: suggest braces around initialization of subobject
-        //
-        // when building ZeroTierOne
-        //
-        struct sockaddr_storage nullAddress;
-
-        //
-        // It is possible to assume knowledge about internals of sockaddr_storage and construct
-        // correct 0-initializer, but it is simpler to just treat sockaddr_storage as opaque and
-        // use memset here to fill with 0
-        //
-        // This is also done in InetAddress.hpp for InetAddress
-        //
-        memset(&nullAddress, 0, sizeof(sockaddr_storage));
-
-        jobject remoteAddressObj = NULL;
-
-        if(memcmp(remoteAddress, &nullAddress, sizeof(sockaddr_storage)) != 0)
-        {
-            remoteAddressObj = newInetSocketAddress(env, *remoteAddress);
+        jobject remoteAddressObj = newInetSocketAddress(env, *remoteAddress);
+        if (env->ExceptionCheck()) {
+            return true;
         }
 
         return env->CallBooleanMethod(ref->pathChecker, PathChecker_onPathCheck_method, address, localSocket, remoteAddressObj);