diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/api_call.yaml b/playbooks/tasks/api_call.yaml
index 99e5cac..c2e2da3 100644
--- a/playbooks/tasks/api_call.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/api_call.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
           - 200
           - 404
         validate_certs: false
-      changed_when: api_call.json | length | int > 0
+      changed_when: api_call.json | default([]) | length | int > 0
       no_log: true
       register: api_call
       when: >