diff --git a/plugins/edsm.py b/plugins/edsm.py
index e3f5e902..b0850921 100644
--- a/plugins/edsm.py
+++ b/plugins/edsm.py
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ def worker() -> None:  # noqa: CCR001 C901 # Cant be broken up currently
 
                     pending.append(entry)
 
-                if should_send(pending, entry['event']):
+                if pending and should_send(pending, entry['event']):
                     if 'edsm-cmdr-events' in trace_on:
                         logger.trace(f'({cmdr=}, {entry["event"]=}): should_send() said True')
                         pendings = [f"{p}\n" for p in pending]