diff --git a/domain_admin/config/env_config.py b/domain_admin/config/env_config.py
index 869d157db3..4492a346c9 100644
--- a/domain_admin/config/env_config.py
+++ b/domain_admin/config/env_config.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
 APP_MODE = env.str("APP_MODE", 'production')
 
 # ALLOW_COMMANDS
-ALLOW_COMMANDS = [cmd.strip() for cmd in env.str("ALLOW_COMMANDS", '').split(';')]
+ALLOW_COMMANDS = [cmd.strip() for cmd in env.str("ALLOW_COMMANDS", '').split(';') if cmd.strip()]