diff --git a/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input_vty.c b/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input_vty.c
index 7dbf17a..b211e81 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libabis/e1_input_vty.c
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
 {
 	struct e1inp_line *line;
 
+	if (llist_empty(&e1inp_line_list))
+		return CMD_SUCCESS;
+
 	vty_out(vty, "e1_input%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 
 	llist_for_each_entry(line, &e1inp_line_list, list) {