diff --git a/spectrum_manager/src/methods.cpp b/spectrum_manager/src/methods.cpp
index 87d463d3e6e6f1540e162fc766b2a7d9ddff3fa2..a9b56cf4f13d95374496e3ac9ad4a80a157cb5c7 100644
--- a/spectrum_manager/src/methods.cpp
+++ b/spectrum_manager/src/methods.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ static void handleDataRead(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Connection> m_conn, boost::s
 			m_conn->onDataRead.disconnect(boost::bind(&handleDataRead, m_conn, _1));
 			m_conn->disconnect();
 			response = payload.config();
+			if (response.empty()) {
+				response = "Empty response";
+			}
 			std::cout << payload.config() << "\n";
 // 			exit(0);
 		}