diff --git a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbConvertJSON.c b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbConvertJSON.c
index 865c43313..5b36d1c61 100644
--- a/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbConvertJSON.c
+++ b/modules/database/src/ioc/db/dbConvertJSON.c
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ long dbPutConvertJSON(const char *json, short dbrType,
     if(INVALID_DB_REQ(dbrType))
         return S_db_badDbrtype;
 
+    if (!jlen) {
+        *pnRequest = 0;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     parser->depth = 0;
     parser->dbrType = dbrType;
     parser->dbrSize = dbValueSize(dbrType);