diff --git a/channels/chan_pjsip.c b/channels/chan_pjsip.c
index 1195f16140ffbd9d6504407e2f4e0141d7acbfae..14ba4a29885c16d923cff8f856f027d335a50ea0 100644
--- a/channels/chan_pjsip.c
+++ b/channels/chan_pjsip.c
@@ -1864,6 +1864,7 @@ static int request(void *obj)
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(endpoint_name)) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to create PJSIP channel with empty endpoint name\n");
 		req_data->cause = AST_CAUSE_CHANNEL_UNACCEPTABLE;
+		return -1;
 	} else if (!(endpoint = ast_sorcery_retrieve_by_id(ast_sip_get_sorcery(), "endpoint", endpoint_name))) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to create PJSIP channel - endpoint '%s' was not found\n", endpoint_name);
 		req_data->cause = AST_CAUSE_NO_ROUTE_DESTINATION;