diff --git a/lib/init-action.js b/lib/init-action.js
index a3021f47c..9dfbc6f10 100644
--- a/lib/init-action.js
+++ b/lib/init-action.js
@@ -87778,11 +87778,17 @@ async function loadPropertiesFromApi(gitHubVersion, logger, repositoryNwo) {
         properties[property.property_name] = property.value;
       }
     }
-    logger.debug("Loaded the following values for the repository properties:");
-    for (const [property, value] of Object.entries(properties).sort(
-      ([nameA], [nameB]) => nameA.localeCompare(nameB)
-    )) {
-      logger.debug(`  ${property}: ${value}`);
+    if (Object.keys(properties).length === 0) {
+      logger.debug("No known repository properties were found.");
+    } else {
+      logger.debug(
+        "Loaded the following values for the repository properties:"
+      );
+      for (const [property, value] of Object.entries(properties).sort(
+        ([nameA], [nameB]) => nameA.localeCompare(nameB)
+      )) {
+        logger.debug(`  ${property}: ${value}`);
+      }
     }
     return properties;
   } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/feature-flags/properties.ts b/src/feature-flags/properties.ts
index 0104cddd9..d0eb23370 100644
--- a/src/feature-flags/properties.ts
+++ b/src/feature-flags/properties.ts
@@ -78,11 +78,17 @@ export async function loadPropertiesFromApi(
       }
     }
 
-    logger.debug("Loaded the following values for the repository properties:");
-    for (const [property, value] of Object.entries(properties).sort(
-      ([nameA], [nameB]) => nameA.localeCompare(nameB),
-    )) {
-      logger.debug(`  ${property}: ${value}`);
+    if (Object.keys(properties).length === 0) {
+      logger.debug("No known repository properties were found.");
+    } else {
+      logger.debug(
+        "Loaded the following values for the repository properties:",
+      );
+      for (const [property, value] of Object.entries(properties).sort(
+        ([nameA], [nameB]) => nameA.localeCompare(nameB),
+      )) {
+        logger.debug(`  ${property}: ${value}`);
+      }
     }
 
     return properties;