diff --git a/server/db.c b/server/db.c
index ca073de6..1fb11db9 100644
--- a/server/db.c
+++ b/server/db.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 static char copyright[] =
-"$Id: db.c,v 1.30 1999/10/01 03:24:59 mellon Exp $ Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 The Internet Software Consortium.  All rights reserved.\n";
+"$Id: db.c,v 1.31 1999/10/04 23:19:36 mellon Exp $ Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 The Internet Software Consortium.  All rights reserved.\n";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include "dhcpd.h"
@@ -312,8 +312,9 @@ int write_host (host)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (host -> named_group &&
-		    host -> group != host -> named_group -> group) {
+		if (host -> group &&
+		    (!host -> named_group ||
+		     host -> group != host -> named_group -> group)) {
 			errno = 0;
 			write_statements (db_file,
 					  host -> group -> statements, 8);