diff --git a/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent b/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent
index 32eae64142..308319c020 100755
--- a/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent
+++ b/pandora_agents/unix/pandora_agent
@@ -2403,6 +2403,11 @@ sub check_collections () {
 			if (open (MD5_FILE, "< $ConfDir/collections/$collection_md5_file")) {
 				$local_collection_md5 = <MD5_FILE>;
 				close MD5_FILE;
+				if ( ! defined ($local_collection_md5) ) {
+					log_message ('Collection', "Size of $ConfDir/collections/$collection_md5_file is 0");
+					unlink ("$ConfDir/collections/$collection_md5_file");
+					$local_collection_md5 = "Size 0";
+				}
 			} else {
 				log_message ('Collection', "Could not open dir $ConfDir/collections/$collection_md5_file");
 				next;