diff --git a/nodeconf/service.go b/nodeconf/service.go
index 5f258fe1..110263c5 100644
--- a/nodeconf/service.go
+++ b/nodeconf/service.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (s *service) setLastConfiguration(c Configuration) (err error) {
 	if s.last != nil {
 		beforeId = s.last.Id()
 	}
-	if s.last.Id() != "" {
+	if s.last != nil {
 		log.Info("nodeConf changed", zap.String("before", beforeId), zap.String("after", nc.Id()))
 	} else {
 		log.Info("nodeConf applied", zap.String("netId", nc.Configuration().NetworkId), zap.String("after", nc.Id()))