diff --git a/cmd/edge-admin/main.go b/cmd/edge-admin/main.go
index 377e8ea7..2e4eaa28 100644
--- a/cmd/edge-admin/main.go
+++ b/cmd/edge-admin/main.go
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ func main() {
 			for range ticker.C {
 				if manager.IsDownloading() {
 					if !isStarted {
+						if len(manager.NewVersion()) == 0 {
+							continue
+						}
 						log.Println("start downloading v" + manager.NewVersion() + " ...")
 						isStarted = true
 					}