From 2ebf26006a6c6be1c9b824012a57224d6eb53c96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pascal Fischer <32096965+pascal-fischer@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:54:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [management] empty file check in nmap on other posturechecks
 (#6511)

---
 management/internals/shared/grpc/server.go | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/management/internals/shared/grpc/server.go b/management/internals/shared/grpc/server.go
index 8ee7722be..1d734dae7 100644
--- a/management/internals/shared/grpc/server.go
+++ b/management/internals/shared/grpc/server.go
@@ -1254,7 +1254,10 @@ func (s *Server) Logout(ctx context.Context, req *proto.EncryptedMessage) (*prot
 func toProtocolChecks(ctx context.Context, postureChecks []*posture.Checks) []*proto.Checks {
 	protoChecks := make([]*proto.Checks, 0, len(postureChecks))
 	for _, postureCheck := range postureChecks {
-		protoChecks = append(protoChecks, toProtocolCheck(postureCheck))
+		check := toProtocolCheck(postureCheck)
+		if check != nil {
+			protoChecks = append(protoChecks, check)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return protoChecks
@@ -1278,5 +1281,9 @@ func toProtocolCheck(postureCheck *posture.Checks) *proto.Checks {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if len(protoCheck.Files) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	return protoCheck
 }