diff --git a/plugins/mariadb/index.py b/plugins/mariadb/index.py
index a657b3892..38f239a1a 100755
--- a/plugins/mariadb/index.py
+++ b/plugins/mariadb/index.py
@@ -53,14 +53,15 @@ def getArgs():
     args_len = len(args)
 
     if args_len == 1:
-        t = args[0].strip('{').strip('}')
+        t = args[0].strip('{').strip('}').strip()
+        if (t == ''):
+            return tmp
         t = t.split(':')
         tmp[t[0]] = t[1]
     elif args_len > 1:
         for i in range(len(args)):
             t = args[i].split(':')
             tmp[t[0]] = t[1]
-
     return tmp