diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b5826c6..2cd101d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ func checkAuthorizationHeader(handler http.Handler, r *http.Request, w http.Resp
 }
 
 func checkWhitelist(handler http.Handler, r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) bool {
+	if config.Whitelist == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	if r.URL.Path == config.Whitelist {
 		handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		return true