diff --git a/policy_sentry/querying/actions.py b/policy_sentry/querying/actions.py
index f5df5ded7..306c7620c 100644
--- a/policy_sentry/querying/actions.py
+++ b/policy_sentry/querying/actions.py
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ def get_actions_for_service(service_prefix):
     """
     service_prefix_data = get_service_prefix_data(service_prefix)
     results = []
-    for item in service_prefix_data["privileges"]:
-        results.append(f"{service_prefix}:{item}")
+    if isinstance(service_prefix_data, dict):
+        for item in service_prefix_data["privileges"]:
+            results.append(f"{service_prefix}:{item}")
     return results
 
 
diff --git a/test/querying/test_query_actions.py b/test/querying/test_query_actions.py
index 9280abcb3..fcd94574c 100644
--- a/test/querying/test_query_actions.py
+++ b/test/querying/test_query_actions.py
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ def test_get_actions_for_service(self):
         # old: 0.021s
         # this one: 0.005s
 
+    def test_get_actions_for_invalid_service(self):
+        """querying.actions.get_actions_for_service
+           for invalid service
+        """
+        output = get_actions_for_service("invalid_service")
+        self.assertListEqual([], output)
+
     def test_get_privilege_info(self):
         expected_results_file = os.path.abspath(
             os.path.join(