diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py b/openpype/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py
index 3096d22518b..7c2c6d78df4 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py
@@ -1621,6 +1621,9 @@ def _get_representations(self, placeholder):
                 if asset_regex.match(asset_name):
                     linked_asset_names.append(asset_name)
 
+            if not linked_asset_names:
+                return []
+
             context_filters = {
                 "asset": linked_asset_names,
                 "subset": [re.compile(placeholder.data["subset"])],