diff --git a/alert/docker_alarm.sh b/alert/docker_alarm.sh
index 08c8b5d..16e9f7b 100644
--- a/alert/docker_alarm.sh
+++ b/alert/docker_alarm.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ while read line; do
     fi
 done < /opt/logs/docker_status.log
 
-alarm=`cat /tmp/docker_alarm.log`
-python3 /opt/scripts/alert/sendmail.py  "Docker Alarms" "$alarm"
+if [[ -s /tmp/docker_alarm.log ]]; then
+    alarm=`cat /tmp/docker_alarm.log`
+    python3 /opt/scripts/alert/sendmail.py  "Docker Alarms" "$alarm"
+fi