diff --git a/hyperglass/plugins/_builtin/mikrotik_garbage_output.py b/hyperglass/plugins/_builtin/mikrotik_garbage_output.py
index 594a8598..8718604c 100644
--- a/hyperglass/plugins/_builtin/mikrotik_garbage_output.py
+++ b/hyperglass/plugins/_builtin/mikrotik_garbage_output.py
@@ -37,45 +37,46 @@ def process(self, *, output: OutputType, query: "Query") -> Series[str]:
         result = ()
 
         for each_output in output:
-            if each_output.split()[-1] in ("DISTANCE", "STATUS"):
-                # Mikrotik shows the columns with no rows if there is no data.
-                # Rather than send back an empty table, send back an empty
-                # response which is handled with a warning message.
-                each_output = ""
-            else:
-                remove_lines = ()
-                all_lines = each_output.splitlines()
-                # Starting index for rows (after the column row).
-                start = 1
-                # Extract the column row.
-                column_line = " ".join(all_lines[0].split())
-
-                for i, line in enumerate(all_lines[1:]):
-                    # Remove all the newline characters (which differ line to
-                    # line) for comparison purposes.
-                    normalized = " ".join(line.split())
-
-                    # Remove ansii characters that aren't caught by Netmiko.
-                    normalized = re.sub(r"\\x1b\[\S{2}\s", "", normalized)
-
-                    if column_line in normalized:
-                        # Mikrotik often re-inserts the column row in the output,
-                        # effectively 'starting over'. In that case, re-assign
-                        # the column row and starting index to that point.
-                        column_line = re.sub(r"\[\S{2}\s", "", line)
-                        start = i + 2
-
-                    if "[Q quit|D dump|C-z pause]" in normalized:
-                        # Remove Mikrotik's unhelpful helpers from the output.
-                        remove_lines += (i + 1,)
-
-                # Combine the column row and the data rows from the starting
-                # index onward.
-                lines = [column_line, *all_lines[start:]]
-
-                # Remove any lines marked for removal and re-join with a single
-                # newline character.
-                lines = [line for idx, line in enumerate(lines) if idx not in remove_lines]
-                result += ("\n".join(lines),)
+            if len(each_output) != 0:
+                if each_output.split()[-1] in ("DISTANCE", "STATUS"):
+                    # Mikrotik shows the columns with no rows if there is no data.
+                    # Rather than send back an empty table, send back an empty
+                    # response which is handled with a warning message.
+                    each_output = ""
+                else:
+                    remove_lines = ()
+                    all_lines = each_output.splitlines()
+                    # Starting index for rows (after the column row).
+                    start = 1
+                    # Extract the column row.
+                    column_line = " ".join(all_lines[0].split())
+
+                    for i, line in enumerate(all_lines[1:]):
+                        # Remove all the newline characters (which differ line to
+                        # line) for comparison purposes.
+                        normalized = " ".join(line.split())
+
+                        # Remove ansii characters that aren't caught by Netmiko.
+                        normalized = re.sub(r"\\x1b\[\S{2}\s", "", normalized)
+
+                        if column_line in normalized:
+                            # Mikrotik often re-inserts the column row in the output,
+                            # effectively 'starting over'. In that case, re-assign
+                            # the column row and starting index to that point.
+                            column_line = re.sub(r"\[\S{2}\s", "", line)
+                            start = i + 2
+
+                        if "[Q quit|D dump|C-z pause]" in normalized:
+                            # Remove Mikrotik's unhelpful helpers from the output.
+                            remove_lines += (i + 1,)
+
+                    # Combine the column row and the data rows from the starting
+                    # index onward.
+                    lines = [column_line, *all_lines[start:]]
+
+                    # Remove any lines marked for removal and re-join with a single
+                    # newline character.
+                    lines = [line for idx, line in enumerate(lines) if idx not in remove_lines]
+                    result += ("\n".join(lines),)
 
         return result