--- a/util/jid.lua	Mon Sep 12 22:30:37 2016 +0100
+++ b/util/jid.lua	Fri Sep 23 14:03:37 2016 +0200
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 local function prepped_split(jid)
 	local node, host, resource = split(jid);
-	if host then
+	if host and host ~= "." then
 		if sub(host, -1, -1) == "." then -- Strip empty root label
 			host = sub(host, 1, -2);
 		end