diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index ba2718aca7f..21562f83487 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -849,6 +849,11 @@ namespace config {
     std::vector<std::string> list;
     list_string_f(vars, name, list);
 
+    // check if list is empty, i.e. when the value doesn't exist in the config file
+    if (list.empty()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     // The framerate list must be cleared before adding values from the file configuration.
     // If the list is not cleared, then the specified parameters do not affect the behavior of the sunshine server.
     // That is, if you set only 30 fps in the configuration file, it will not work because by default, during initialization the list includes 10, 30, 60, 90 and 120 fps.