diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/exception/AbstractExceptionDebugger.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/exception/AbstractExceptionDebugger.java
index fe789d43329..26b9973fd8c 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/exception/AbstractExceptionDebugger.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-debugger/src/main/java/com/datadog/debugger/exception/AbstractExceptionDebugger.java
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ private static boolean sanityCheckSnapshotAssignment(
       Snapshot snapshot, StackTraceElement[] innerTrace, int currentIdx) {
     String className = snapshot.getProbe().getLocation().getType();
     String methodName = snapshot.getProbe().getLocation().getMethod();
+    if (innerTrace.length == 0) {
+      LOGGER.debug("innerTrace is empty");
+      return false;
+    }
     if (currentIdx < 0 || currentIdx >= innerTrace.length) {
       LOGGER.warn(
           "currentIdx={} out of bounds of innerTrace array length={}",