diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
index 6d86d1e0..742aa8ae 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Core/Discover.pm
@@ -656,6 +656,9 @@ sub store_neighbors {
           $remote_type = 'IP Phone - '. $remote_type
             if $remote_type !~ /ip phone/i;
       }
+      else {
+          $remote_type = '';
+      }
 
       # hack for devices seeing multiple neighbors on the port
       if (ref [] eq ref $remote_ip) {