diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx.go
index d389997e2..3880dd91d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx/nginx.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (n *Nginx) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		addr, err := url.Parse(u)
 		if err != nil {
 			acc.AddError(fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse address '%s': %s", u, err))
+			continue
 		}
 
 		wg.Add(1)
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus.go b/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus.go
index 5a761071e..089ba7d93 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nginx_plus/nginx_plus.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func (n *NginxPlus) Gather(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 		addr, err := url.Parse(u)
 		if err != nil {
 			acc.AddError(fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse address '%s': %s", u, err))
+			continue
 		}
 
 		wg.Add(1)