diff --git a/apps/app_queue.c b/apps/app_queue.c
index ce74c3f387..6830745d72 100644
--- a/apps/app_queue.c
+++ b/apps/app_queue.c
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ static int join_queue(char *queuename, struct queue_ent *qe, enum queue_result *
 	stat = get_member_status(q, qe->max_penalty);
 	if (!q->joinempty && (stat == QUEUE_NO_MEMBERS))
 		*reason = QUEUE_JOINEMPTY;
-	else if ((q->joinempty == QUEUE_EMPTY_STRICT) && (stat == QUEUE_NO_REACHABLE_MEMBERS))
+	else if ((q->joinempty == QUEUE_EMPTY_STRICT) && (stat == QUEUE_NO_REACHABLE_MEMBERS || stat == QUEUE_NO_MEMBERS))
 		*reason = QUEUE_JOINUNAVAIL;
 	else if (q->maxlen && (q->count >= q->maxlen))
 		*reason = QUEUE_FULL;