diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e1e7278..3abc915 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: self-hosted
     outputs:
       data: ${{ steps.set_vars.outputs.json }}
+      has_data: ${{ steps.set_vars.outputs.has_data }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -91,6 +92,14 @@ jobs:
           done
 
           json_array="$json_array]"
+          # Output the JSON array
+          echo "json=$json_array" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          # Determine if json_array is empty
+          if [ "$json_array" = "[]" ]; then
+              echo "has_data=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+              echo "has_data=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
           # Output the JSON array
           echo "json=$json_array" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Run Quality Control
     runs-on: self-hosted
     needs: process_raw
+    if: needs.process_raw.outputs.has_data == 'true'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config: ${{ fromJson(needs.process_raw.outputs.data) }}
@@ -154,7 +164,8 @@ jobs:
   commit_results:
     name: Commit and Push QC Results
     runs-on: self-hosted
-    needs: run_qc
+    needs: [process_raw, run_qc]
+    if: needs.process_raw.outputs.has_data == 'true'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code