diff --git a/Projects/UOContent/Engines/Spawners/Commands/ImportSpawnersCommand.cs b/Projects/UOContent/Engines/Spawners/Commands/ImportSpawnersCommand.cs
index 2bb574498..df7445348 100644
--- a/Projects/UOContent/Engines/Spawners/Commands/ImportSpawnersCommand.cs
+++ b/Projects/UOContent/Engines/Spawners/Commands/ImportSpawnersCommand.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ public static class ImportSpawnersCommand
         try
         {
             var spawners = JsonConfig.Deserialize<List<DynamicJson>>(file.FullName);
+            if (spawners == null || spawners.Count == 0)
+            {
+                from.SendMessage($"GenerateSpawners: Skipping empty spawner file {file.Name}");
+                logger.Information("{User} is skipping empty spawner file {File}", from, file.FullName);
+                return;
+            }
+            
             using var queue = PooledRefQueue<Item>.Create();
             for (var i = 0; i < spawners.Count; i++)
             {