diff --git a/gateway/store/store.go b/gateway/store/store.go
index aa624c2b4..a9d6ebae6 100644
--- a/gateway/store/store.go
+++ b/gateway/store/store.go
@@ -690,7 +690,6 @@ func (s *k8sStore) ListVirtualService() (l7vs []*v1.VirtualService, l4vs []*v1.V
 
 // ingressIsValid checks if the specified ingress is valid
 func (s *k8sStore) ingressIsValid(ing *extensions.Ingress) bool {
-
 	var endpointKey string
 	if ing.Spec.Backend != nil { // stream
 		endpointKey = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ing.Namespace, ing.Spec.Backend.ServiceName)
@@ -719,20 +718,27 @@ func (s *k8sStore) ingressIsValid(ing *extensions.Ingress) bool {
 		logrus.Errorf("Cant not convert %v to %v", reflect.TypeOf(item), reflect.TypeOf(endpoint))
 		return false
 	}
-	if endpoint.Subsets == nil || len(endpoint.Subsets) == 0 {
+	if len(endpoint.Subsets) == 0 {
 		logrus.Debugf("Endpoints(%s) is empty, ignore it", endpointKey)
 		return false
 	}
-	for _, ep := range endpoint.Subsets {
-		if (ep.Addresses == nil || len(ep.Addresses) == 0) && (ep.NotReadyAddresses == nil || len(ep.NotReadyAddresses) == 0) {
-			logrus.Debugf("Endpoints(%s) is empty, ignore it", endpointKey)
-			return false
-		}
+	if !hasReadyAddresses(endpoint) {
+		logrus.Debugf("Endpoints(%s) is empty, ignore it", endpointKey)
+		return false
 	}
 
 	return true
 }
 
+func hasReadyAddresses(endpoints *corev1.Endpoints) bool {
+	for _, ep := range endpoints.Subsets {
+		if len(ep.Addresses) > 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // GetIngress returns the Ingress matching key.
 func (s *k8sStore) GetIngress(key string) (*extensions.Ingress, error) {
 	return s.listers.Ingress.ByKey(key)