diff --git a/src/commands/includes/updateJobFields.lua b/src/commands/includes/updateJobFields.lua
index 9d9057f21a..d2c5f2944d 100644
--- a/src/commands/includes/updateJobFields.lua
+++ b/src/commands/includes/updateJobFields.lua
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   Function to update a bunch of fields in a job.
 ]]
 local function updateJobFields(jobKey, msgpackedFields)
-    if msgpackedFields then
+    if msgpackedFields and #msgpackedFields > 0 then
         local fieldsToUpdate = cmsgpack.unpack(msgpackedFields)
         if fieldsToUpdate then
             redis.call("HMSET", jobKey, unpack(fieldsToUpdate))