diff --git a/src/Airmap/AirMapAdvisoryManager.cc b/src/Airmap/AirMapAdvisoryManager.cc
index 7db453e237764d21d5bbaef3af9790dba944489d..8ddef8871cf84d2e3e7b9ca7c399e11933b9934f 100644
--- a/src/Airmap/AirMapAdvisoryManager.cc
+++ b/src/Airmap/AirMapAdvisoryManager.cc
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ AirMapAdvisoryManager::_requestAdvisories()
             }
         }
     }
+    if(ruleIDs.isEmpty()) {
+        qCDebug(AirMapManagerLog) << "No rules defined. Not updating Advisories";
+        _valid = false;
+        emit advisoryChanged();
+        return;
+    }
     params.rulesets = ruleIDs.toStdString();
     //-- Time
     quint64 start   = static_cast<quint64>(QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc().toMSecsSinceEpoch());