diff --git a/src/output/output.cpp b/src/output/output.cpp
index 7e9ec9bb..2429e28a 100644
--- a/src/output/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output/output.cpp
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ namespace Mist {
           buffer.insert(nxt);
         }
       }else{
+        thisPacket.null();
         dropTrack(nxt.tid, "page load failure", true);
       }
       return false;
@@ -821,6 +822,7 @@ namespace Mist {
           MEDIUM_MSG("Next page for track %u starts at %llu.", nxt.tid, nxt.time);
         }
       }else{
+        thisPacket.null();
         dropTrack(nxt.tid, "page load failure");
       }
       return false;