diff --git a/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner.go b/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner.go
index a064f122c..df26ac587 100644
--- a/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner.go
+++ b/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var (
 	FailureUUID = strfmt.UUID("deaddead-dead-dead-dead-deaddeaddead")
 )
 
-var unknownSerialCases = []string{"", util.UNKNOWN, "none", "(none)", "-",
+var unknownSerialCases = []string{"", util.UNKNOWN, "none", "(none)", "-", "empty",
 	SerialUnspecifiedBaseBoardString, SerialUnspecifiedSystemString,
 	SerialDefaultString, SerialNotSpecified, strings.ToLower(SerialProliantGen11)}
 var unknownUuidCases = []string{"", util.UNKNOWN, ZeroesUUID, KaloomUUID}
diff --git a/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner_test.go b/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner_test.go
index fcde44a86..40c83a315 100644
--- a/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner_test.go
+++ b/src/scanners/machine_uuid_scanner_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ var _ = Describe("Machine uuid test", func() {
 		id := ReadId(serialDiscovery, dependencies)
 		Expect(id).To(Equal(toUUID("856f4f9c-3c08-4d97-8ec7-ea0ad7d4cadf")))
 	})
+	It("empty string serial", func() {
+		serialDiscovery.On("Baseboard").Return(&ghw.BaseboardInfo{SerialNumber: "empty"}, nil).Once()
+		serialDiscovery.On("Product").Return(&ghw.ProductInfo{UUID: TestUuid}, nil)
+		id := ReadId(serialDiscovery, dependencies)
+		Expect(id).To(Equal(toUUID(TestUuid)))
+	})
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		useCase  string