diff --git a/examples/ipv6/rpl-tsch/node.c b/examples/ipv6/rpl-tsch/node.c
index 108308988..86c241e93 100644
--- a/examples/ipv6/rpl-tsch/node.c
+++ b/examples/ipv6/rpl-tsch/node.c
@@ -120,17 +120,20 @@ print_network_status(void)
   PRINTF("- Routing links (%u in total):\n", rpl_ns_num_nodes());
   link = rpl_ns_node_head();
   while(link != NULL) {
-    if(link->parent != NULL) {
-      uip_ipaddr_t child_ipaddr;
-      uip_ipaddr_t parent_ipaddr;
-      rpl_ns_get_node_global_addr(&child_ipaddr, link);
-      rpl_ns_get_node_global_addr(&parent_ipaddr, link->parent);
-      PRINTF("-- ");
-      PRINT6ADDR(&child_ipaddr);
+    uip_ipaddr_t child_ipaddr;
+    uip_ipaddr_t parent_ipaddr;
+    rpl_ns_get_node_global_addr(&child_ipaddr, link);
+    rpl_ns_get_node_global_addr(&parent_ipaddr, link->parent);
+    PRINTF("-- ");
+    PRINT6ADDR(&child_ipaddr);
+    if(link->parent == NULL) {
+      memset(&parent_ipaddr, 0, sizeof(parent_ipaddr));
+      PRINTF(" --- DODAG root ");
+    } else {
       PRINTF(" to ");
       PRINT6ADDR(&parent_ipaddr);
-      PRINTF(" (lifetime: %lu seconds)\n", (unsigned long)link->lifetime);
     }
+    PRINTF(" (lifetime: %lu seconds)\n", (unsigned long)link->lifetime);
     link = rpl_ns_node_next(link);
   }
 #endif