diff --git a/components/identity-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/mgt/ChallengeQuestionProcessor.java b/components/identity-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/mgt/ChallengeQuestionProcessor.java
index 04dc07216a58..5304bc3f90f1 100644
--- a/components/identity-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/mgt/ChallengeQuestionProcessor.java
+++ b/components/identity-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/mgt/ChallengeQuestionProcessor.java
@@ -597,6 +597,10 @@ public boolean verifyUserChallengeAnswers(String userName, int tenantId,
                 }
             }
 
+            if (count == 0) {
+                verification = false;
+            }
+
             if (verification) {
                 verification = (storedUserChallengeDTOs.length == count);
             }