diff --git a/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py b/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py
index 1673e80744ec617f0cd2c120f751dc5416a70f76..15b54765fcc2ce6ecf2efc65b52df43de3f3b2f2 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/routes/classifier.py
@@ -39,11 +39,23 @@ def _location_from_router(router_name):
     if not result:
         logger.error(f'error looking up location for {router_name}')
         return None
+        # return {
+        #     'a': _LOCATION(
+        #         equipment=router_name,
+        #         name='?',
+        #         abbreviation='?')
+        # }
 
     result = json.loads(result.decode('utf-8'))
     if not result:
         logger.error(f'sanity failure: empty list for location {router_name}')
         return None
+        # return {
+        #     'a': _LOCATION(
+        #         equipment=router_name,
+        #         name='?',
+        #         abbreviation='?')
+        # }
 
     return {
         'a': _LOCATION(
diff --git a/test/test_classifier_routes.py b/test/test_classifier_routes.py
index 4afac35968354d664183242e34654c3907e18cab..a255809613f447d655485f02c1efaca3cb8f0d25 100644
--- a/test/test_classifier_routes.py
+++ b/test/test_classifier_routes.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ LOCATIONS_DEFINITIONS = {
     },
     "locations-list": {
         "type": "array",
-        "items": {"$ref": "#/definitions/location"}
+        "items": {"$ref": "#/definitions/location"},
+        "minitems": 1
     }
 }
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ JUNIPER_LINK_METADATA = {
         },
         "locations": {"$ref": "#/definitions/locations-list"}
     },
-    # "required": ["interface"],
+    "required": ["interface", "locations"],
     "additionalProperties": False
 }
 
@@ -216,6 +217,33 @@ def test_juniper_link_info_not_found(client):
     }
 
 
+def test_juniper_link_unknown_router(client):
+    rv = client.get(
+        '/classifier/juniper-link-info/'
+        'unknown-router/unknown-interface-name',
+        headers=DEFAULT_REQUEST_HEADERS)
+    assert rv.status_code == 200
+    assert rv.is_json
+    response_data = json.loads(rv.data.decode('utf-8'))
+    jsonschema.validate(response_data, JUNIPER_LINK_METADATA)
+    assert response_data == {
+        'interface': {
+            'name': 'unknown-interface-name',
+            'description': '',
+            'ipv4': [],
+            'ipv6': [],
+            'bundle': [],
+            'bundle_members': []
+        },
+        'locations': [{
+            'a': {
+                'equipment': 'unknown-router',
+                'name': '?',
+                'abbreviation': '?'}
+        }]
+    }
+
+
 VPN_RR_PEER_INFO_KEYS = {'vpn-rr-peer-info', 'locations'}
 IX_PUBLIC_PEER_INFO_KEYS = {'ix-public-peer-info', 'interfaces', 'locations'}