diff --git a/turbinia/workers/grep.py b/turbinia/workers/grep.py
index f462389fa..770ddd940 100644
--- a/turbinia/workers/grep.py
+++ b/turbinia/workers/grep.py
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ def run(self, evidence, result):
 
     patterns = evidence.config.get('filter_patterns')
     if not patterns:
-      result.close(
-          self, success=False, status='No patterns supplied, exit task')
+      result.close(self, success=True, status='No patterns supplied, exit task')
       return result
 
     # Create temporary file to write patterns to.