diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index bde4b52af5..ef7cf89450 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -11329,15 +11329,19 @@ static int bgp_show_route_leak_vty(struct vty *vty, const char *name,
 				json_object_array_add(json_import_vrfs,
 						json_object_new_string(vname));
 
+			json_object_object_add(json, "importFromVrfs",
+						       json_import_vrfs);
 			dir = BGP_VPN_POLICY_DIR_FROMVPN;
-			ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
+			if (bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir]) {
+				ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
 					bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir],
 					ECOMMUNITY_FORMAT_ROUTE_MAP, 0);
-			json_object_object_add(json, "importFromVrfs",
-					       json_import_vrfs);
-			json_object_string_add(json, "importRts", ecom_str);
-
-			XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+				json_object_string_add(json, "importRts",
+						       ecom_str);
+				XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+			} else
+				json_object_string_add(json, "importRts",
+						       "none");
 		}
 
 		if (!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->af_flags[afi][safi],
@@ -11361,12 +11365,16 @@ static int bgp_show_route_leak_vty(struct vty *vty, const char *name,
 						 buf1, RD_ADDRSTRLEN));
 
 			dir = BGP_VPN_POLICY_DIR_TOVPN;
-			ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
+			if (bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir]) {
+				ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
 					       bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir],
 					       ECOMMUNITY_FORMAT_ROUTE_MAP, 0);
-			json_object_string_add(json, "exportRts", ecom_str);
-
-			XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+				json_object_string_add(json, "exportRts",
+						       ecom_str);
+				XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+			} else
+				json_object_string_add(json, "exportRts",
+						       "none");
 		}
 
 		if (use_json) {
@@ -11399,12 +11407,16 @@ static int bgp_show_route_leak_vty(struct vty *vty, const char *name,
 				vty_out(vty, "  %s\n", vname);
 
 			dir = BGP_VPN_POLICY_DIR_FROMVPN;
-			ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
+			ecom_str = NULL;
+			if (bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir]) {
+				ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
 					       bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir],
 					       ECOMMUNITY_FORMAT_ROUTE_MAP, 0);
-			vty_out(vty, "Import RT(s): %s\n", ecom_str);
+				vty_out(vty, "Import RT(s): %s\n", ecom_str);
 
-			XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+				XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+			} else
+				vty_out(vty, "Import RT(s):\n");
 		}
 
 		if (!CHECK_FLAG(bgp->af_flags[afi][safi],
@@ -11427,11 +11439,14 @@ static int bgp_show_route_leak_vty(struct vty *vty, const char *name,
 					      buf1, RD_ADDRSTRLEN));
 
 			dir = BGP_VPN_POLICY_DIR_TOVPN;
-			ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
+			if (bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir]) {
+				ecom_str = ecommunity_ecom2str(
 					bgp->vpn_policy[afi].rtlist[dir],
 					ECOMMUNITY_FORMAT_ROUTE_MAP, 0);
-			vty_out(vty, "Export RT: %s\n", ecom_str);
-			XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+				vty_out(vty, "Export RT: %s\n", ecom_str);
+				XFREE(MTYPE_ECOMMUNITY_STR, ecom_str);
+			} else
+				vty_out(vty, "Import RT(s):\n");
 		}
 	}