diff --git a/daemon/worker.c b/daemon/worker.c
index 38b3d1873..a601a816f 100644
--- a/daemon/worker.c
+++ b/daemon/worker.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,7 @@ worker_handle_request(struct comm_point* c, void* arg, int error,
 	if(!query_info_parse(&qinfo, c->buffer)) {
 		verbose(VERB_ALGO, "worker parse request: formerror.");
 		log_addr(VERB_CLIENT,"from",&repinfo->addr, repinfo->addrlen);
+		memset(&qinfo, 0, sizeof(qinfo)); /* zero qinfo.qname */
 		if(worker_err_ratelimit(worker, LDNS_RCODE_FORMERR) == -1) {
 			comm_point_drop_reply(repinfo);
 			return 0;
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 1333c8387..f37104e55 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+29 August 2017: Wouter
+	- Fix #1414: fix segfault on parse failure and log_replies.
+
 28 August 2017: Wouter
 	- Fix #1415: patch to free dnscrypt environment on reload.
 	- iana portlist update
diff --git a/util/data/msgreply.c b/util/data/msgreply.c
index 2ce898d7f..6d80cce4c 100644
--- a/util/data/msgreply.c
+++ b/util/data/msgreply.c
@@ -840,7 +840,9 @@ log_reply_info(enum verbosity_value v, struct query_info *qinf,
 	{
 		log_info("%s - - - %s - - - ", clientip_buf, rcode_buf);
 	} else {
-		dname_str(qinf->qname, qname_buf);
+		if(qinf->qname)
+			dname_str(qinf->qname, qname_buf);
+		else	snprintf(qname_buf, sizeof(qname_buf), "null");
 		pktlen = sldns_buffer_limit(rmsg);
 		sldns_wire2str_type_buf(qinf->qtype, type_buf, sizeof(type_buf));
 		sldns_wire2str_class_buf(qinf->qclass, class_buf, sizeof(class_buf));