diff --git a/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php b/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php
index c6a58972fdd65..3494ff8a628a6 100644
--- a/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php
+++ b/lib/private/Http/Client/DnsPinMiddleware.php
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ private function dnsResolve(string $target, int $recursionCount) : array {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return $targetIps;
+		// Filter out empty IP addresses before returning the result
+		return array_filter($targetIps);
 	}
 
 	public function addDnsPinning() {