diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/content/ContentHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/content/ContentHandler.java
index 8986d41..bb45a4b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/content/ContentHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/content/ContentHandler.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
         for (final Artifact a : artifacts) {
             final File file = prepareContext.getArtifactFile(a.getId());
-            if (file.exists()) {
+            if (file.exists() && file.length() > 0) {
                 packageReferences.add(file);
             }