diff --git a/source/reportgen/reportgen.c b/source/reportgen/reportgen.c
index 4b5c325a..98834b1f 100644
--- a/source/reportgen/reportgen.c
+++ b/source/reportgen/reportgen.c
@@ -1567,6 +1567,13 @@ T2ERROR encodeEventMarkersInJSON(cJSON *valArray, Vector *eventMarkerList)
         default:
             if(eventMarker->u.markerValue != NULL)
             {
+                if(!eventMarker->reportEmptyParam && checkForEmptyString(eventMarker->u.markerValue))
+                {
+                    T2Debug("Skipping empty/\"NULL\" marker value for : %s\n", eventMarker->markerName);
+                    free(eventMarker->u.markerValue);
+                    eventMarker->u.markerValue = NULL;
+                    break;
+                }
                 arrayItem = cJSON_CreateObject();
                 if(arrayItem == NULL)
                 {