diff --git a/bin/assign-to-areas.mjs b/bin/assign-to-areas.mjs
index 0a2b7f7..5c37a03 100755
--- a/bin/assign-to-areas.mjs
+++ b/bin/assign-to-areas.mjs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 for (const areaAddress of areaAdresses) {
     const [area, address] = areaAddress.split("\t");
 
-    if (await fs.pathExists(`areas/${area}`)) {
+    if (area?.length && await fs.pathExists(`areas/${area}`)) {
         await fs.appendFile(`areas/${area}/addresses-test.txt`, `${address}\n`, "utf-8");
         continue;
     }