diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d7965c4..07e5b5f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.5.295
+1.5.296
diff --git a/base/netcmp.c b/base/netcmp.c
index c00e634..dfa3359 100644
--- a/base/netcmp.c
+++ b/base/netcmp.c
@@ -7530,6 +7530,12 @@ struct nlist *addproxies(struct hashlist *p, void *clientdata)
 	  else {
 	     lob = ob;
 	     ob->type = i++;
+	     if (ob->model.class == NULL) {
+		ob->model.class = strsave(tc->name);
+	     }
+	     if (ob->instance.name == NULL) {
+		ob->instance.name = strsave(firstpin->instance.name);
+	     }
 	     ob = ob->next;
 	  }
 	  tob = tob->next;