diff --git a/src/main/java/com/dtolabs/rundeck/plugin/resources/ec2/InstanceToNodeMapper.java b/src/main/java/com/dtolabs/rundeck/plugin/resources/ec2/InstanceToNodeMapper.java
index 60d590cf..bc62f968 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/dtolabs/rundeck/plugin/resources/ec2/InstanceToNodeMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/dtolabs/rundeck/plugin/resources/ec2/InstanceToNodeMapper.java
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ else if(region != null){
 
             final Set<Instance> newInstances = addExtraMappingAttribute(query(ec2, new DescribeInstancesRequest().withFilters(filters).withMaxResults(maxResults)));
 
-            if (!newInstances.isEmpty() && newInstances != null) {
+            if (newInstances != null && !newInstances.isEmpty()) {
                 instances.addAll(newInstances);
             }