diff --git a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
index a06a76882c1..4d0ac227065 100644
--- a/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
+++ b/pkg/services/navtree/navtreeimpl/navtree.go
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ func (s *ServiceImpl) GetNavTree(c *models.ReqContext, hasEditPerm bool, prefs *
 
 	navTree = s.addHelpLinks(navTree, c)
 
+	if len(navTree) < 1 {
+		navTree = make([]*navtree.NavLink, 0)
+	}
+
 	return navTree, nil
 }