diff --git a/app/src/main/jni/netguard/netguard.c b/app/src/main/jni/netguard/netguard.c
index b30a2277..6bbe9658 100644
--- a/app/src/main/jni/netguard/netguard.c
+++ b/app/src/main/jni/netguard/netguard.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void check_allowed(const struct arguments *args) {
     while (u != NULL) {
         int found = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < args->ucount; i++)
-            if (u->uid == args->uids[i]) {
+            if (u->uid < 0 || u->uid == args->uids[i]) {
                 found = 1;
                 break;
             }
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void check_allowed(const struct arguments *args) {
     while (t != NULL) {
         int found = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < args->ucount; i++)
-            if (t->uid == args->uids[i]) {
+            if (t->uid < 0 || t->uid == args->uids[i]) {
                 found = 1;
                 break;
             }
@@ -988,12 +988,10 @@ void handle_ip(const struct arguments *args, const uint8_t *buffer, const size_t
 #endif
 
     // Check if allowed
-    jboolean
-            allowed = (jboolean)
-            !syn;
-    if (syn && args->filter && uid >= 0) {
+    jboolean allowed = (jboolean) !syn;
+    if (syn && args->filter) {
         for (int i = 0; i < args->ucount; i++)
-            if (args->uids[i] == uid) {
+            if (uid < 0 || uid == args->uids[i]) {
                 allowed = 1;
                 break;
             }