diff --git a/bin/summarize_server.pl b/bin/summarize_server.pl
index 996987bb..f8075b42 100644
--- a/bin/summarize_server.pl
+++ b/bin/summarize_server.pl
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ sub summarize_empires {
 		if ($empire->alliance_id) {
 			$empire_data{alliance_name} = $empire->alliance->name;
 		}
+ 		else {
+			$empire_data{alliance_name} = undef;
+		}
 		my $colonies = $colony_logs->search({empire_id => $empire->id});
 		while ( my $colony = $colonies->next) {
 			if ($colony->is_space_station) {
diff --git a/var/www/public/changes.txt b/var/www/public/changes.txt
index 127b4920..2b5fb181 100644
--- a/var/www/public/changes.txt
+++ b/var/www/public/changes.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  - Fix: API - Added surface version number for bodies to better indicate that a refresh is needed
  - Fix: It is no longer possible to downgrade a spaceport if it could no longer support the number of ships.
  - Fix: Very high negative happiness, and very long building times should not now crash the planet
+ - Fix: Empires no longer show a 'ghost' alliance when they leave in the stats page
 
 3.0814
  - Fix: creating a munitions lab does not break isolation status