diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index b7395a54..eea4b8ed 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if has('reltime')
     lockvar! g:syntastic_start
 endif
 
-let g:syntastic_version = '3.4.0-115'
+let g:syntastic_version = '3.4.0-116'
 lockvar g:syntastic_version
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim b/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim
index 4da350db..49948b1d 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function! g:SyntasticNotifiers.refresh(loclist) " {{{2
                 if !exists('b:syntastic_' . type . '_stamp')
                     let b:syntastic_{type}_stamp = []
                 endif
-                if a:loclist.isNewerThan(b:syntastic_{type}_stamp)
+                if a:loclist.isNewerThan(b:syntastic_{type}_stamp) || a:loclist.isEmpty()
                     call self._notifier[type].refresh(a:loclist)
                     let b:syntastic_{type}_stamp = syntastic#util#stamp()
                 endif