diff --git a/ProtectionScan/Features/MainFeature.cs b/ProtectionScan/Features/MainFeature.cs
index bd007783..dfb425b7 100644
--- a/ProtectionScan/Features/MainFeature.cs
+++ b/ProtectionScan/Features/MainFeature.cs
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ private static void InsertNode(Dictionary<string, object> dict,
             if (pathParts.Length == 0)
             {
                 modifyNodeList.Add((dict, path, protections));
+                dict[path] = new Dictionary<string, object>();
                 return;
             }