diff --git a/trigger.go b/trigger.go
index 6525598..2c16eba 100644
--- a/trigger.go
+++ b/trigger.go
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ func TriggersRetrieveByDatapoint(datapointName string) (triggers []Trigger, err
 		return
 	}
 
+	// no triggers found for this datapoint.
+	if data == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &triggers)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = werr.Wrap(err).WithData(datapointName)