diff --git a/lib/netindex.c b/lib/netindex.c
index cc518b58..000c56ca 100644
--- a/lib/netindex.c
+++ b/lib/netindex.c
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ net_get_index(netindex_hash *h, const net_addr *n)
        net_new_index_locked(hp, n)));
 }
 
+struct netindex net_index_out_of_range;
+
 struct netindex *
 net_resolve_index(netindex_hash *h, u32 i)
 {
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ net_resolve_index(netindex_hash *h, u32 i)
   u32 bs = atomic_load_explicit(&h->block_size, memory_order_relaxed);
 
   if (i >= bs)
-    return NULL;
+    return &net_index_out_of_range;
 
   struct netindex *ni = atomic_load_explicit(&block[i], memory_order_acquire);
   if (ni == NULL)
diff --git a/lib/netindex.h b/lib/netindex.h
index 8749afeb..0cbaa537 100644
--- a/lib/netindex.h
+++ b/lib/netindex.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct netindex *net_find_index(netindex_hash *, const net_addr *);
 struct netindex *net_get_index(netindex_hash *, const net_addr *);
 struct netindex *net_resolve_index(netindex_hash *, u32);
 
+extern struct netindex net_index_out_of_range;
+
 /* Update use-count without allocating a handle. Take same care
  * to ensure that your locks and unlocks are always balanced. */
 void net_lock_index(netindex_hash *h, struct netindex *i);
diff --git a/nest/route.h b/nest/route.h
index f4098536..54763c62 100644
--- a/nest/route.h
+++ b/nest/route.h
@@ -222,10 +222,12 @@ struct rt_exporter {
   netindex_hash *netindex;			/* Table for net <-> id conversion */
   void (*stopped)(struct rt_exporter *);	/* Callback when exporter can stop */
   void (*cleanup_done)(struct rt_exporter *, u64 end);	/* Callback when cleanup has been done */
-  struct rt_export_feed *(*feed_net)(struct rt_exporter *, struct rcu_unwinder *, struct netindex *, const struct rt_export_item *first);
+  struct rt_export_feed *(*feed_net)(struct rt_exporter *, struct rcu_unwinder *, u32, const struct rt_export_item *first);
   void (*feed_cleanup)(struct rt_exporter *, struct rt_export_feeder *);
 };
 
+extern struct rt_export_feed rt_feed_index_out_of_range;
+
 /* Exporter API */
 void rt_exporter_init(struct rt_exporter *, struct settle_config *);
 struct rt_export_item *rt_exporter_push(struct rt_exporter *, const struct rt_export_item *);
diff --git a/nest/rt-export.c b/nest/rt-export.c
index bb20bf94..c36a5aa1 100644
--- a/nest/rt-export.c
+++ b/nest/rt-export.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "nest/route.h"
 #include "nest/protocol.h"
 
+struct rt_export_feed rt_feed_index_out_of_range;
+
 #define rtex_trace(_req, _cat, msg, args...) do { \
   if ((_req)->trace_routes & _cat) \
     log(L_TRACE "%s: " msg, (_req)->name, ##args); \
@@ -144,17 +146,17 @@ rt_export_get(struct rt_export_request *r)
     if (r->feeder.domain.rtable)
     {
       LOCK_DOMAIN(rtable, r->feeder.domain);
-      feed = e->feed_net(e, NULL, ni, update);
+      feed = e->feed_net(e, NULL, ni->index, update);
       UNLOCK_DOMAIN(rtable, r->feeder.domain);
     }
     else
     {
       RCU_ANCHOR(u);
-      feed = e->feed_net(e, u, ni, update);
+      feed = e->feed_net(e, u, ni->index, update);
     }
 
     bmap_set(&r->feed_map, ni->index);
-    ASSERT_DIE(feed);
+    ASSERT_DIE(feed && (feed != &rt_feed_index_out_of_range));
 
     EXPORT_FOUND(RT_EXPORT_FEED);
   }
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ rt_alloc_feed(uint routes, uint exports)
 static struct rt_export_feed *
 rt_export_get_next_feed(struct rt_export_feeder *f, struct rcu_unwinder *u)
 {
-  while (1)
+  for (uint retry = 0; retry < (u ? 1024 : ~0U); retry++)
   {
     ASSERT_DIE(u || DOMAIN_IS_LOCKED(rtable, f->domain));
 
@@ -257,42 +259,35 @@ rt_export_get_next_feed(struct rt_export_feeder *f, struct rcu_unwinder *u)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-    struct netindex *ni = NULL;
-    u32 mfi = atomic_load_explicit(&e->max_feed_index, memory_order_acquire);
-    for (; !ni && f->feed_index < mfi; f->feed_index++)
-      ni = net_resolve_index(e->netindex, f->feed_index);
-
-    if (!ni)
+    struct rt_export_feed *feed = e->feed_net(e, u, f->feed_index, NULL);
+    if (feed == &rt_feed_index_out_of_range)
     {
+      rtex_trace(f, D_ROUTES, "Nothing more to feed", f->feed_index);
       f->feed_index = ~0;
       return NULL;
     }
 
+#define NOT_THIS_FEED(...) {		\
+  rtex_trace(f, D_ROUTES, __VA_ARGS__);	\
+  f->feed_index++;			\
+  continue;				\
+}
+
+    if (!feed)
+      NOT_THIS_FEED("Nothing found for index %u", f->feed_index);
+
+    struct netindex *ni = feed->ni;
     if (!rt_prefilter_net(&f->prefilter, ni->addr))
-    {
-      rtex_trace(f, D_ROUTES, "Not feeding %N due to prefilter", ni->addr);
-      if (u)
-	RCU_RETRY_FAST(u);
-      else
-	continue;
-    }
+      NOT_THIS_FEED("Not feeding %N due to prefilter", ni->addr);
 
     if (f->feeding && !rt_net_is_feeding_feeder(f, ni->addr))
-    {
-      rtex_trace(f, D_ROUTES, "Not feeding %N, not requested", ni->addr);
-      if (u)
-	RCU_RETRY_FAST(u);
-      else
-	continue;
-    }
+      NOT_THIS_FEED("Not feeding %N, not requested", ni->addr);
 
-    struct rt_export_feed *feed = e->feed_net(e, u, ni, NULL);
-    if (feed)
-    {
-      rtex_trace(f, D_ROUTES, "Feeding %u routes for %N", feed->count_routes, ni->addr);
-      return feed;
-    }
+    f->feed_index++;
+    return feed;
   }
+
+  RCU_RETRY_FAST(u);
 }
 
 struct rt_export_feed *
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 00906266..8a77c2a6 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -2279,11 +2279,11 @@ rt_net_feed_index(struct rtable_reading *tr, net *n, const struct rt_pending_exp
 }
 
 static struct rt_export_feed *
-rt_net_feed_internal(struct rtable_reading *tr, const struct netindex *ni, const struct rt_pending_export *first)
+rt_net_feed_internal(struct rtable_reading *tr, u32 index, const struct rt_pending_export *first)
 {
-  net *n = rt_net_feed_get_net(tr, ni->index);
+  net *n = rt_net_feed_get_net(tr, index);
   if (!n)
-    return NULL;
+    return &rt_feed_index_out_of_range;
 
   return rt_net_feed_index(tr, n, first);
 }
@@ -2293,14 +2293,14 @@ rt_net_feed(rtable *t, const net_addr *a, const struct rt_pending_export *first)
 {
   RT_READ(t, tr);
   const struct netindex *ni = net_find_index(tr->t->netindex, a);
-  return ni ? rt_net_feed_internal(tr, ni, first) : NULL;
+  return ni ? rt_net_feed_internal(tr, ni->index, first) : NULL;
 }
 
 static struct rt_export_feed *
-rt_feed_net_all(struct rt_exporter *e, struct rcu_unwinder *u, struct netindex *ni, const struct rt_export_item *_first)
+rt_feed_net_all(struct rt_exporter *e, struct rcu_unwinder *u, u32 index, const struct rt_export_item *_first)
 {
   RT_READ_ANCHORED(SKIP_BACK(rtable, export_all, e), tr, u);
-  return rt_net_feed_internal(tr, ni, SKIP_BACK(const struct rt_pending_export, it, _first));
+  return rt_net_feed_internal(tr, index, SKIP_BACK(const struct rt_pending_export, it, _first));
 }
 
 rte
@@ -2325,17 +2325,17 @@ rt_net_best(rtable *t, const net_addr *a)
 }
 
 static struct rt_export_feed *
-rt_feed_net_best(struct rt_exporter *e, struct rcu_unwinder *u, struct netindex *ni, const struct rt_export_item *_first)
+rt_feed_net_best(struct rt_exporter *e, struct rcu_unwinder *u, u32 index, const struct rt_export_item *_first)
 {
   SKIP_BACK_DECLARE(rtable, t, export_best, e);
   SKIP_BACK_DECLARE(const struct rt_pending_export, first, it, _first);
 
   RT_READ_ANCHORED(t, tr, u);
 
-  net *n = rt_net_feed_get_net(tr, ni->index);
+  net *n = rt_net_feed_get_net(tr, index);
   if (!n)
+    return &rt_feed_index_out_of_range;
     /* No more to feed, we are fed up! */
-    return NULL;
 
   const struct rt_pending_export *first_in_net, *last_in_net;
   first_in_net = atomic_load_explicit(&n->best.first, memory_order_acquire);
@@ -2352,9 +2352,13 @@ rt_feed_net_best(struct rt_exporter *e, struct rcu_unwinder *u, struct netindex
     return NULL;
 
   struct rt_export_feed *feed = rt_alloc_feed(!!best, ecnt);
-  feed->ni = ni;
   if (best)
+  {
     feed->block[0] = best->rte;
+    feed->ni = NET_TO_INDEX(best->rte.net);
+  }
+  else
+    feed->ni = NET_TO_INDEX((first->it.new ?: first->it.old)->net);
 
   if (ecnt)
   {
diff --git a/proto/bgp/attrs.c b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
index bf517644..5ea97ac5 100644
--- a/proto/bgp/attrs.c
+++ b/proto/bgp/attrs.c
@@ -1879,11 +1879,16 @@ bgp_out_item_done(struct lfjour *j, struct lfjour_item *i)
 {}
 
 static struct rt_export_feed *
-bgp_out_feed_net(struct rt_exporter *e, struct rcu_unwinder *u, struct netindex *ni, const struct rt_export_item *_first)
+bgp_out_feed_net(struct rt_exporter *e, struct rcu_unwinder *u, u32 index, const struct rt_export_item *_first)
 {
   ASSERT_DIE(u == NULL);
   SKIP_BACK_DECLARE(struct bgp_ptx_private, c, exporter, e);
   ASSERT_DIE(DOMAIN_IS_LOCKED(rtable, c->lock));
+  struct netindex *ni = net_resolve_index(c->c->c.table->netindex, index);
+  if (ni == &net_index_out_of_range)
+    return &rt_feed_index_out_of_range;
+  if (ni == NULL)
+    return NULL;
 
   struct rt_export_feed *feed = NULL;