diff --git a/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/yara.py b/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/yara.py
index 8d68ddf56..b9acf908f 100644
--- a/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/yara.py
+++ b/dftimewolf/lib/collectors/yara.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ def SetUp(self, rules_path: str) -> None: # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
 
   def Process(self) -> None:
     """Collects Yara rules from a path in the local filesystem."""
+    if not self.rules_path:
+      return
+
     with open(self.rules_path, 'r') as rules_file:
       rules = rules_file.read()