diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/utils/utils.py b/jans-cli-tui/utils/utils.py
index 21cce5afcac..477c0a39f94 100755
--- a/jans-cli-tui/utils/utils.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/utils/utils.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ def get_item_data(self, item):
                 return
 
             if getattr(me.window, 'text_type', None) == 'integer':
-                value_ = int(value_)
+                if value_:
+                    value_ = int(value_)
 
             return {'key':key_, 'value':value_}