diff --git a/src/lib/protocols/zoom.c b/src/lib/protocols/zoom.c
index a0818be628f..5b65dab6999 100644
--- a/src/lib/protocols/zoom.c
+++ b/src/lib/protocols/zoom.c
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ static int zoom_search_again(struct ndpi_detection_module_struct *ndpi_struct,
 {
   struct ndpi_packet_struct *packet = &ndpi_struct->packet;
 
+  if(ndpi_struct->packet.payload_packet_len == 0)
+    return keep_extra_dissection(flow);
+
   if(!flow->l4.udp.zoom_p2p &&
      is_sfu_5(ndpi_struct, flow)) {
     ndpi_int_zoom_add_connection(ndpi_struct, flow);