diff --git a/php/class-auto-upgrader.php b/php/class-auto-upgrader.php
index 43e3f820..1e18a5eb 100644
--- a/php/class-auto-upgrader.php
+++ b/php/class-auto-upgrader.php
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ private function check_new_version() {
 
 		$body = json_decode( $body, true );
 
+		if ( empty( $body ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		$versions = array_column( $body, 'name' );
 
 		if ( empty( $versions ) ) {