diff --git a/services/mesh.c b/services/mesh.c
index 286901047..91cc8cd5e 100644
--- a/services/mesh.c
+++ b/services/mesh.c
@@ -971,6 +971,11 @@ mesh_copy_client_info(struct regional* region, struct respip_client_info* cinfo)
 			cinfo->view->name);
 		if(!client_info->view_name)
 			return NULL;
+	} else if(cinfo->view_name) {
+		client_info->view_name = regional_strdup(region,
+			cinfo->view_name);
+		if(!client_info->view_name)
+			return NULL;
 	}
 	return client_info;
 }