diff --git a/modules/apps/dynamic-data-mapping/dynamic-data-mapping-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/dynamic/data/mapping/internal/exportimport/content/processor/DDMFormValuesExportImportContentProcessor.java b/modules/apps/dynamic-data-mapping/dynamic-data-mapping-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/dynamic/data/mapping/internal/exportimport/content/processor/DDMFormValuesExportImportContentProcessor.java
index 9bde62bd5479d5..4c692a417ae9bf 100644
--- a/modules/apps/dynamic-data-mapping/dynamic-data-mapping-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/dynamic/data/mapping/internal/exportimport/content/processor/DDMFormValuesExportImportContentProcessor.java
+++ b/modules/apps/dynamic-data-mapping/dynamic-data-mapping-service/src/main/java/com/liferay/dynamic/data/mapping/internal/exportimport/content/processor/DDMFormValuesExportImportContentProcessor.java
@@ -664,6 +664,10 @@ public void transform(DDMFormFieldValue ddmFormFieldValue)
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				if (jsonObject.length() == 0) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
 				Layout importedLayout = fetchImportedLayout(
 					_portletDataContext, jsonObject);