diff --git a/salt/curator/disabled.sls b/salt/curator/disabled.sls
index df0274766..07346aa02 100644
--- a/salt/curator/disabled.sls
+++ b/salt/curator/disabled.sls
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ delete_curator_configuration:
     - recurse: True
 
 {% set files = salt.file.find(path='/usr/sbin', name='so-curator*') %}
+{% if files|length > 0 %}
 delete_curator_scripts:
   file.absent:
     - names: {{files|yaml}}
+{% endif %}
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