diff --git a/src/exp/istio-watcher/pkg/watcher/watcher.go b/src/exp/istio-watcher/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
index 74603e0d..28569fde 100644
--- a/src/exp/istio-watcher/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
+++ b/src/exp/istio-watcher/pkg/watcher/watcher.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (p *ConnectionWithPath) hasMissingInfo() bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return p.RequestPath == ""
+	return p.RequestPath == "" || p.RequestPath == "unknown"
 }
 
 type EnvoyMetrics struct {