diff --git a/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake b/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
index 01ed81a1794..44d699f3a3a 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/falcosecurity-libs.cmake
@@ -42,10 +42,9 @@ else()
 	# version (or branch, or commit) just pass the variable - ie., `cmake
 	# -DFALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION=dev ..`
 	if(NOT FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION)
-		set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION "8baec4b102662200b3a382722f01276748125e0f")
-		set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_CHECKSUM
-			"SHA256=e2750d337f7e28780bd7b4d2efa6ea7a99f43aed2815fd0f7529bfac1a10f429"
-		)
+		set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_VERSION "bef6c42caf5bf205af1546b0e7fd78a087b695d5")
+		# set(FALCOSECURITY_LIBS_CHECKSUM
+		# "SHA256=e2750d337f7e28780bd7b4d2efa6ea7a99f43aed2815fd0f7529bfac1a10f429" )
 	endif()
 
 	# cd /path/to/build && cmake /path/to/source
diff --git a/userspace/engine/logger.cpp b/userspace/engine/logger.cpp
index 859aa36a83b..cff98d6fcd8 100644
--- a/userspace/engine/logger.cpp
+++ b/userspace/engine/logger.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ void falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level priority, const std::string&& msg) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if(msg.empty()) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	std::string copy = msg;
 
 #ifndef _WIN32