diff --git a/py/plugins/snyk.py b/py/plugins/snyk.py
index f5715b9..35af4cd 100644
--- a/py/plugins/snyk.py
+++ b/py/plugins/snyk.py
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ def scan_hook(results, mock, props):
             mock.exec_chroot_cmd("/bin/rm -fv %s" % auth_token_dst)
 
             # check exit code of snyk code itself
-            if ec not in [0, 1]:
+            if ec == 3:
+                 # If there are no supported project, we just return a successful scan without results
+                results.print_with_ts("snyk-code: no supported projects detected")
+                return 0
+            elif ec not in [0, 1]:
                 results.error("snyk code returned unexpected exit status: %d" % ec, ec=ec)
 
             # returning non-zero would prevent csmock from archiving SNYK_LOG