diff --git a/plugins/services/introspection/local.go b/plugins/services/introspection/local.go
index 9a1f9504b..19e7594ef 100644
--- a/plugins/services/introspection/local.go
+++ b/plugins/services/introspection/local.go
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ func (l *Local) getUUID() (string, error) {
 		}
 		return "", err
 	}
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return l.generateUUID()
+	}
 	u := string(data)
 	if _, err := uuid.Parse(u); err != nil {
 		return "", err