diff --git a/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go b/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go
index 075cc930..3f3fb3f8 100644
--- a/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go
+++ b/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go
@@ -402,7 +402,11 @@ func GetImageMetadata(imageRowString, recipeName string) (image, error) {
 	}
 
 	if len(imgFields) < 3 {
-		logrus.Warnf("%s image meta has incorrect format: %s", recipeName, imageRowString)
+		if imageRowString != "" {
+			logrus.Warnf("%s image meta has incorrect format: %s", recipeName, imageRowString)
+		} else {
+			logrus.Warnf("%s image meta is empty?", recipeName)
+		}
 		return img, nil
 	}