diff --git a/libnetwork/ipamapi/contract.go b/libnetwork/ipamapi/contract.go
index e7845f28e7..3563d70c08 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipamapi/contract.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipamapi/contract.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var (
 	ErrOverlapPool         = types.ForbiddenErrorf("Address pool overlaps with existing pool on this address space")
 	ErrNoAvailablePool     = types.NoServiceErrorf("No available pool")
 	ErrNoAvailableIPs      = types.NoServiceErrorf("No available addresses on this pool")
+	ErrNoIPReturned        = types.NoServiceErrorf("No address returned")
 	ErrIPAlreadyAllocated  = types.ForbiddenErrorf("Address already in use")
 	ErrIPOutOfRange        = types.BadRequestErrorf("Requested address is out of range")
 	ErrPoolOverlap         = types.ForbiddenErrorf("Pool overlaps with other one on this address space")
diff --git a/libnetwork/ipams/remote/remote.go b/libnetwork/ipams/remote/remote.go
index 799a2e77f4..4ad3287e66 100644
--- a/libnetwork/ipams/remote/remote.go
+++ b/libnetwork/ipams/remote/remote.go
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func (a *allocator) RequestAddress(poolID string, address net.IP, options map[st
 	}
 	if res.Address != "" {
 		retAddress, err = types.ParseCIDR(res.Address)
+	} else {
+		return nil, nil, ipamapi.ErrNoIPReturned
 	}
 	return retAddress, res.Data, err
 }