diff --git a/ffd/send.c b/ffd/send.c
index 2121b58..62b0a74 100644
--- a/ffd/send.c
+++ b/ffd/send.c
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ void ffd_send_update(ffd_iface_t *iface, ffd_neigh_t *neigh, ffd_announce_t *ann
 
 				node_id = FFD_NODE_ID_UNSPEC;
 				packet->len = 0;
+
+				if (!add_update(packet, FFD_PACKET_MAX, &node_id, a, with_data)) {
+					fprintf(stderr, "error: add_update failed\n");
+					return;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}