diff --git a/dnsforward/querylog.go b/dnsforward/querylog.go
index 65af8b74..d449990d 100644
--- a/dnsforward/querylog.go
+++ b/dnsforward/querylog.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ var (
 type logEntry struct {
 	Question []byte
 	Answer   []byte `json:",omitempty"` // sometimes empty answers happen like binerdunt.top or rev2.globalrootservers.net
-	Result   *dnsfilter.Result
+	Result   dnsfilter.Result
 	Time     time.Time
 	Elapsed  time.Duration
 	IP       string
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ func logRequest(question *dns.Msg, answer *dns.Msg, result *dnsfilter.Result, el
 		}
 	}
 
+	if result == nil {
+		result = &dnsfilter.Result{}
+	}
+
 	now := time.Now()
 	entry := logEntry{
 		Question: q,
 		Answer:   a,
-		Result:   result,
+		Result:   *result,
 		Time:     now,
 		Elapsed:  elapsed,
 		IP:       ip,
diff --git a/dnsforward/querylog_top.go b/dnsforward/querylog_top.go
index 9191171f..b78dea79 100644
--- a/dnsforward/querylog_top.go
+++ b/dnsforward/querylog_top.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (r *dayTop) addEntry(entry *logEntry, q *dns.Msg, now time.Time) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if entry.Result != nil && entry.Result.IsFiltered {
+	if entry.Result.IsFiltered {
 		err := runningTop.hours[hour].incrementBlocked(hostname)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Failed to increment value: %s", err)
diff --git a/dnsforward/stats.go b/dnsforward/stats.go
index fead555b..9cfe5f58 100644
--- a/dnsforward/stats.go
+++ b/dnsforward/stats.go
@@ -193,27 +193,25 @@ func (h *histogram) Observe(value float64) {
 // -----
 func incrementCounters(entry *logEntry) {
 	requests.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-	if entry.Result != nil {
-		if entry.Result.IsFiltered {
-			filtered.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-		}
+	if entry.Result.IsFiltered {
+		filtered.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
+	}
 
-		switch entry.Result.Reason {
-		case dnsfilter.NotFilteredWhiteList:
-			whitelisted.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-		case dnsfilter.NotFilteredError:
-			errorsTotal.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-		case dnsfilter.FilteredBlackList:
-			filteredLists.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-		case dnsfilter.FilteredSafeBrowsing:
-			filteredSafebrowsing.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-		case dnsfilter.FilteredParental:
-			filteredParental.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-		case dnsfilter.FilteredInvalid:
-			// do nothing
-		case dnsfilter.FilteredSafeSearch:
-			safesearch.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
-		}
+	switch entry.Result.Reason {
+	case dnsfilter.NotFilteredWhiteList:
+		whitelisted.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
+	case dnsfilter.NotFilteredError:
+		errorsTotal.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
+	case dnsfilter.FilteredBlackList:
+		filteredLists.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
+	case dnsfilter.FilteredSafeBrowsing:
+		filteredSafebrowsing.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
+	case dnsfilter.FilteredParental:
+		filteredParental.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
+	case dnsfilter.FilteredInvalid:
+		// do nothing
+	case dnsfilter.FilteredSafeSearch:
+		safesearch.IncWithTime(entry.Time)
 	}
 	elapsedTime.ObserveWithTime(entry.Elapsed.Seconds(), entry.Time)
 }