diff --git a/salt/influxdb/defaults.yaml b/salt/influxdb/defaults.yaml
index bfcee7927..dae7f1cb4 100644
--- a/salt/influxdb/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/influxdb/defaults.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ influxdb:
   downsample:
     so_long_term:
       resolution: 5m
-{% if measurements is defined %}
+{% if 'jq: error' not in measurements and 'Error response from daemon' not in measurements and 'parse error:' not in measurements and measurements|length > 0 %}
       measurements:
   {% for measurement in measurements.splitlines() %}
         - {{ measurement }}