diff --git a/routes/virtual.js b/routes/virtual.js
index 76e82204..ad8487a2 100644
--- a/routes/virtual.js
+++ b/routes/virtual.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ function registerRRPair(service, rrpair) {
         }
       }
 
-      if ((!rrpair.reqData && !payload) || match) {
+      if (!rrpair.reqData || match) {
         // check request queries
         if (rrpair.queries) {
           // try the next rr pair if no queries were sent