diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
index 0271d3bcb57ca..8185c31f63210 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/Vpn.java
@@ -1846,10 +1846,11 @@ public class Vpn {
         if (!profile.searchDomains.isEmpty()) {
             config.searchDomains = Arrays.asList(profile.searchDomains.split(" +"));
         }
-        startLegacyVpn(config, racoon, mtpd);
+        startLegacyVpn(config, racoon, mtpd, profile);
     }
 
-    private synchronized void startLegacyVpn(VpnConfig config, String[] racoon, String[] mtpd) {
+    private synchronized void startLegacyVpn(VpnConfig config, String[] racoon, String[] mtpd,
+            VpnProfile profile) {
         stopLegacyVpnPrivileged();
 
         // Prepare for the new request.
@@ -1857,7 +1858,7 @@ public class Vpn {
         updateState(DetailedState.CONNECTING, "startLegacyVpn");
 
         // Start a new LegacyVpnRunner and we are done!
-        mLegacyVpnRunner = new LegacyVpnRunner(config, racoon, mtpd);
+        mLegacyVpnRunner = new LegacyVpnRunner(config, racoon, mtpd, profile);
         mLegacyVpnRunner.start();
     }
 
@@ -1923,6 +1924,7 @@ public class Vpn {
         private final String mOuterInterface;
         private final AtomicInteger mOuterConnection =
                 new AtomicInteger(ConnectivityManager.TYPE_NONE);
+        private final VpnProfile mProfile;
 
         private long mBringupStartTime = -1;
 
@@ -1949,7 +1951,7 @@ public class Vpn {
             }
         };
 
-        public LegacyVpnRunner(VpnConfig config, String[] racoon, String[] mtpd) {
+        LegacyVpnRunner(VpnConfig config, String[] racoon, String[] mtpd, VpnProfile profile) {
             super(TAG);
             mConfig = config;
             mDaemons = new String[] {"racoon", "mtpd"};
@@ -1965,6 +1967,8 @@ public class Vpn {
             // registering
             mOuterInterface = mConfig.interfaze;
 
+            mProfile = profile;
+
             if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(mOuterInterface)) {
                 final ConnectivityManager cm = ConnectivityManager.from(mContext);
                 for (Network network : cm.getAllNetworks()) {
@@ -2177,7 +2181,7 @@ public class Vpn {
                 }
 
                 // Add a throw route for the VPN server endpoint, if one was specified.
-                String endpoint = parameters[5];
+                String endpoint = parameters[5].isEmpty() ? mProfile.server : parameters[5];
                 if (!endpoint.isEmpty()) {
                     try {
                         InetAddress addr = InetAddress.parseNumericAddress(endpoint);