diff --git a/plugins/mqtt/package-lock.json b/plugins/mqtt/package-lock.json
index bd25297e7..72d334a79 100644
--- a/plugins/mqtt/package-lock.json
+++ b/plugins/mqtt/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
    "name": "@scrypted/mqtt",
-   "version": "0.0.69",
+   "version": "0.0.71",
    "lockfileVersion": 2,
    "requires": true,
    "packages": {
       "": {
          "name": "@scrypted/mqtt",
-         "version": "0.0.69",
+         "version": "0.0.71",
          "dependencies": {
             "@types/node": "^16.6.1",
             "aedes": "^0.46.1",
diff --git a/plugins/mqtt/package.json b/plugins/mqtt/package.json
index afaba6101..5b680fe79 100644
--- a/plugins/mqtt/package.json
+++ b/plugins/mqtt/package.json
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
       "@scrypted/common": "file:../../common",
       "@types/nunjucks": "^3.2.0"
    },
-   "version": "0.0.69"
+   "version": "0.0.71"
 }
diff --git a/plugins/mqtt/src/main.ts b/plugins/mqtt/src/main.ts
index 31bf2d77c..9d88ff300 100644
--- a/plugins/mqtt/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/mqtt/src/main.ts
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class MqttPublisherMixin extends SettingsMixinDeviceBase<any> {
                 return;
             }
             try {
-                const args = JSON.parse(message.toString());
+                const args = JSON.parse(message.toString() || '[]');
                 await this.device[method](...args);
             }
             catch (e) {