diff --git a/kwallet.go b/kwallet.go
index ccd804c..8f43031 100644
--- a/kwallet.go
+++ b/kwallet.go
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ func (k *kwalletKeyring) Get(key string) (Item, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return Item{}, err
 	}
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return Item{}, ErrKeyNotFound
+	}
+
 
 	item := Item{}
 	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &item)