diff --git a/src/manager.cc b/src/manager.cc
index 0b7fa9a..7dec4f3 100644
--- a/src/manager.cc
+++ b/src/manager.cc
@@ -1202,6 +1202,11 @@ void fastcat::Manager::SaveActuatorPosFile()
     WARNING("Could not move: %s, file may not exist", pos_file.c_str());
   }
 
+  if (actuator_pos_map_.empty()) {
+    WARNING("Actuator position map is empty, skipping save to: %s", pos_file.c_str());
+    return;
+  }
+
   YAML::Node file_node;
   for (auto pos_pair = actuator_pos_map_.begin();
        pos_pair != actuator_pos_map_.end(); ++pos_pair) {