diff --git a/src/cfnlint/template.py b/src/cfnlint/template.py
index 8c1e6a5e99..b88e8eb3ed 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/template.py
+++ b/src/cfnlint/template.py
@@ -201,19 +201,21 @@ def get_valid_getatts(self):
 
     def get_directives(self):
         results = {}
-        for resource_name, resource_values in self.template.get('Resources', {}).items():
-            if isinstance(resource_values, dict):
-                ignore_rule_ids = resource_values.get('Metadata', {}).get(
-                    'cfn-lint', {}).get('config', {}).get('ignore_checks', [])
-                for ignore_rule_id in ignore_rule_ids:
-                    if ignore_rule_id not in results:
-                        results[ignore_rule_id] = []
-                    value_location = self._loc(resource_values)
-                    name_location = self._loc(resource_name)
-                    results[ignore_rule_id].append({
-                        'start': (name_location[0] + 1, name_location[1] + 1),
-                        'end': (value_location[2] + 1, value_location[3] + 1),
-                    })
+        resources = self.get_resources()
+        if resources:
+            for resource_name, resource_values in resources.items():
+                if isinstance(resource_values, dict):
+                    ignore_rule_ids = resource_values.get('Metadata', {}).get(
+                        'cfn-lint', {}).get('config', {}).get('ignore_checks', [])
+                    for ignore_rule_id in ignore_rule_ids:
+                        if ignore_rule_id not in results:
+                            results[ignore_rule_id] = []
+                        value_location = self._loc(resource_values)
+                        name_location = self._loc(resource_name)
+                        results[ignore_rule_id].append({
+                            'start': (name_location[0] + 1, name_location[1] + 1),
+                            'end': (value_location[2] + 1, value_location[3] + 1),
+                        })
         return results
 
     def _get_sub_resource_properties(self, keys, properties, path):