diff --git a/src/or/router.c b/src/or/router.c
index 9297e2bb90..032039873f 100644
--- a/src/or/router.c
+++ b/src/or/router.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ int router_dump_router_to_string(char *s, int maxlen, routerinfo_t *router,
         return -1;
       written += result;
     }
-    if (tmpe->prt_min == 1 && tmpe->prt_max == 65535) {
+    if (tmpe->prt_min == 0 && tmpe->prt_max == 65535) {
       if (written > maxlen-4)
         return -1;
       strcat(s+written, ":*\n");
diff --git a/src/or/routerlist.c b/src/or/routerlist.c
index 1c658278b7..1cac72de74 100644
--- a/src/or/routerlist.c
+++ b/src/or/routerlist.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ static int router_add_exit_policy(routerinfo_t *router,
     }
   }
   if (!port || strcmp(port, "*") == 0) {
-    newe->prt_min = 1;
+    newe->prt_min = 0;
     newe->prt_max = 65535;
   } else {
     endptr = NULL;