diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies.go
index 343140fc1ed..2aef63dc196 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies.go
@@ -397,13 +397,18 @@ func leastRequests(upstreams []*Upstream) *Upstream {
 		return nil
 	}
 	var best []*Upstream
-	var bestReqs int
+	var bestReqs int = -1
 	for _, upstream := range upstreams {
+		if upstream == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		reqs := upstream.NumRequests()
 		if reqs == 0 {
 			return upstream
 		}
-		if reqs <= bestReqs {
+		// If bestReqs was just initialized to -1
+		// we need to append upstream also
+		if reqs <= bestReqs || bestReqs == -1 {
 			bestReqs = reqs
 			best = append(best, upstream)
 		}
diff --git a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies_test.go b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies_test.go
index e9939d6d14b..49585da44e9 100644
--- a/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies_test.go
+++ b/modules/caddyhttp/reverseproxy/selectionpolicies_test.go
@@ -271,3 +271,54 @@ func TestURIHashPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("Expected uri policy policy host to be nil.")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLeastRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := testPool()
+	pool[0].Dial = "localhost:8080"
+	pool[1].Dial = "localhost:8081"
+	pool[2].Dial = "localhost:8082"
+	pool[0].SetHealthy(true)
+	pool[1].SetHealthy(true)
+	pool[2].SetHealthy(true)
+	pool[0].CountRequest(10)
+	pool[1].CountRequest(20)
+	pool[2].CountRequest(30)
+
+	result := leastRequests(pool)
+
+	if result == nil {
+		t.Error("Least request should not return nil")
+	}
+
+	if result != pool[0] {
+		t.Error("Least request should return pool[0]")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRandomChoicePolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	pool := testPool()
+	pool[0].Dial = "localhost:8080"
+	pool[1].Dial = "localhost:8081"
+	pool[2].Dial = "localhost:8082"
+	pool[0].SetHealthy(false)
+	pool[1].SetHealthy(true)
+	pool[2].SetHealthy(true)
+	pool[0].CountRequest(10)
+	pool[1].CountRequest(20)
+	pool[2].CountRequest(30)
+
+	request := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/test", nil)
+	randomChoicePolicy := new(RandomChoiceSelection)
+	randomChoicePolicy.Choose = 2
+
+	h := randomChoicePolicy.Select(pool, request)
+
+	if h == nil {
+		t.Error("RandomChoicePolicy should not return nil")
+	}
+
+	if h == pool[0] {
+		t.Error("RandomChoicePolicy should not choose pool[0]")
+	}
+
+}