diff --git a/pkg/execute/executor.go b/pkg/execute/executor.go
index 5b9659666..1eb02eb29 100644
--- a/pkg/execute/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/execute/executor.go
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ func (e *DefaultExecutor) Execute() string {
 	}
 	if len(args) >= 1 && utils.AllowedKubectlVerbMap[args[0]] {
 		if validDebugCommands[args[0]] || // Don't check for resource if is a valid debug command
-			utils.AllowedKubectlResourceMap[args[1]] || // Check if allowed resource
-			utils.AllowedKubectlResourceMap[utils.KindResourceMap[strings.ToLower(args[1])]] || // Check if matches with kind name
-			utils.AllowedKubectlResourceMap[utils.ShortnameResourceMap[strings.ToLower(args[1])]] { // Check if matches with short name
+			(len(args) >= 2 && (utils.AllowedKubectlResourceMap[args[1]] || // Check if allowed resource
+				utils.AllowedKubectlResourceMap[utils.KindResourceMap[strings.ToLower(args[1])]] || // Check if matches with kind name
+				utils.AllowedKubectlResourceMap[utils.ShortnameResourceMap[strings.ToLower(args[1])]])) { // Check if matches with short name
 			isClusterNamePresent := strings.Contains(e.Message, "--cluster-name")
 			if !e.AllowKubectl {
 				if isClusterNamePresent && e.ClusterName == utils.GetClusterNameFromKubectlCmd(e.Message) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/command/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/command/kubectl.go
index c25ca9888..70b8ec1ab 100644
--- a/test/e2e/command/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/command/kubectl.go
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ func (c *context) testKubectlCommand(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: "```\nCommand not supported. Please run /botkubehelp to see supported commands.\n```",
 			channel:  c.Config.Communications.Slack.Channel,
 		},
+		"kubectl command without a resource": {
+			command:  "get",
+			expected: "```\nCommand not supported. Please run /botkubehelp to see supported commands.\n```",
+			channel:  c.Config.Communications.Slack.Channel,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, test := range tests {