diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.dns b/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.dns
index 4c75126d6..7be8afec6 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.dns
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.dns
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
     { "rename": 	{ "field": "message2.RA", 		"target_field": "dns.recursion.available",			"ignore_missing": true 	} },
     { "rename": 	{ "field": "message2.Z",		"target_field": "dns.reserved",			"ignore_missing": true 	} },
     { "rename":  	{ "field": "message2.answers", 		"target_field": "dns.answers.name", 		"ignore_missing": true  	} },
-    { "foreach":   {"field": "dns.answers.name","processor": {"pipeline": {"name": "common.ip_validation"}},"if": "ctx.dns != null && ctx.dns.answers != null && ctx.dns.answers.name != null","ignore_failure": true}},
-    { "foreach":   {"field": "temp._valid_ips","processor": {"append": {"field": "dns.resolved_ip","allow_duplicates": false,"value": "{{{_ingest._value}}}","ignore_failure": true}},"ignore_failure": true}},
+    { "foreach":  {"field": "dns.answers.name","processor": {"pipeline": {"name": "common.ip_validation"}},"if": "ctx.dns != null && ctx.dns.answers != null && ctx.dns.answers.name != null","ignore_failure": true}},
+    { "foreach":  {"field": "temp._valid_ips","processor": {"append": {"field": "dns.resolved_ip","allow_duplicates": false,"value": "{{{_ingest._value}}}","ignore_failure": true}},"ignore_failure": true}},
+    { "script":   { "source": "if (ctx.dns.resolved_ip != null && ctx.dns.resolved_ip instanceof List) {\n        ctx.dns.resolved_ip.removeIf(item -> item == null || item.toString().trim().isEmpty());\n      }","ignore_failure": true }},
     { "remove": {"field": ["temp"], "ignore_missing": true ,"ignore_failure": true } },
     { "rename": 	{ "field": "message2.TTLs", 		"target_field": "dns.ttls",			"ignore_missing": true 	} },
     { "rename": 	{ "field": "message2.rejected", 	"target_field": "dns.query.rejected",		"ignore_missing": true 	} },