diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2f84f562..3de1e1b39 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 
+## [Unrelased]
+
+### Fixed
+- Out of index error in dfr3 service's property conversion when the rule is not found [#555](https://github.com/IN-CORE/pyincore/issues/555)
+
 ## [1.18.1] - 2024-04-30
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/pyincore/dfr3service.py b/pyincore/dfr3service.py
index 68480b24f..a7bc56b41 100644
--- a/pyincore/dfr3service.py
+++ b/pyincore/dfr3service.py
@@ -395,10 +395,17 @@ def _convert_properties_to_dict(rules, properties):
         matched_properties = {}
         # Handle legacy rules
         if isinstance(rules, list):
+            # If the rules are empty, return the matched properties
+            if not rules or rules == [[]] or rules == [None]:
+                return matched_properties
             for i, and_rules in enumerate(rules):
                 for j, rule in enumerate(and_rules):
                     matched_properties.update(Dfr3Service._eval_property_from_inventory(rule, properties))
         elif isinstance(rules, dict):
+            # If the rules are empty, return the matched properties
+            if not rules or rules == [[]] or rules == [None]:
+                return matched_properties
+
             # Handles new style of rules
             boolean = list(rules.keys())[0]  # AND or OR
             criteria = rules[boolean]
diff --git a/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage.py b/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 667770050..810b0001a
--- a/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage.py
+++ b/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def run_with_base_class():
     # test galveston hurricane road failure
 
     # road inventory for Galveston island
-    road_dataset_id = "60ba5ee94219ee25a56b6999"
+    road_dataset_id = "664e5812efdc9f1ed5dc2f7f"
     # road damage by hurricane inundation mapping
     mapping_id = "60ba583b1f2b7d4a916faf03"
     # Galveston Deterministic Hurricane - Kriging inundationDuration
diff --git a/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage_w_hazard_obj.py b/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage_w_hazard_obj.py
index c10beae53..efb14356d 100755
--- a/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage_w_hazard_obj.py
+++ b/tests/pyincore/analyses/roaddamage/test_roaddamage_w_hazard_obj.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def run_with_base_class():
     # test galveston hurricane road failure
 
     # road inventory for Galveston island
-    road_dataset_id = "60ba5ee94219ee25a56b6999"
+    road_dataset_id = "664e5812efdc9f1ed5dc2f7f"
     # road damage by hurricane inundation mapping
     mapping_id = "60ba583b1f2b7d4a916faf03"
     # Galveston Deterministic Hurricane - Kriging inundationDuration