diff --git a/solutions/project/main.tf b/solutions/project/main.tf
index 624621a..cc4e1e2 100644
--- a/solutions/project/main.tf
+++ b/solutions/project/main.tf
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ module "build" {
 
 resource "terraform_data" "run_build" {
   depends_on = [module.build]
+  count      = length(local.updated_builds) > 0 ? 1 : 0
 
   provisioner "local-exec" {
     interpreter = ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
diff --git a/tests/pr_test.go b/tests/pr_test.go
index d4403a0..509a03b 100644
--- a/tests/pr_test.go
+++ b/tests/pr_test.go
@@ -190,9 +190,10 @@ func TestUpgradeCEProjectDA(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	options := testhelper.TestOptionsDefault(&testhelper.TestOptions{
-		Testing:      t,
-		TerraformDir: projectSolutionsDir,
-		Prefix:       "ce-da",
+		Testing:                    t,
+		TerraformDir:               projectSolutionsDir,
+		Prefix:                     "ce-da",
+		CheckApplyResultForUpgrade: true,
 	})
 
 	options.TerraformVars = map[string]interface{}{
@@ -365,3 +366,25 @@ func writeTfvarsFile(t *testing.T, path string, vars map[string]interface{}) err
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+// test edge case when only empty project is created
+func TestCEProjectDABasic(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	options := testhelper.TestOptionsDefault(&testhelper.TestOptions{
+		Testing:      t,
+		TerraformDir: projectSolutionsDir,
+		Prefix:       "ce-da-empty",
+	})
+
+	options.TerraformVars = map[string]interface{}{
+		"existing_resource_group_name": resourceGroup,
+		"provider_visibility":          "public",
+		"prefix":                       options.Prefix,
+		"project_name":                 "proj-test",
+	}
+
+	output, err := options.RunTestConsistency()
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "This should not have errored")
+	assert.NotNil(t, output, "Expected some output")
+}