diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/application.py b/src/ahriman/application/application.py
index a88b85b0..eb73dc37 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/application.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/application.py
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ class Application:
         :param updates: list of packages to update
         """
         def process_update(paths: Iterable[Path]) -> None:
+            if not paths:
+                return  # don't need to process if no update supplied
             updated = [Package.load(path, self.repository.pacman, self.repository.aur_url) for path in paths]
             self.repository.process_update(paths)
             self._finalize(updated)
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/test_application.py b/tests/ahriman/application/test_application.py
index 3150ba17..8913ec42 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/test_application.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/test_application.py
@@ -299,5 +299,5 @@ def test_update(application: Application, package_ahriman: Package, mocker: Mock
 
     application.update([package_ahriman])
     build_mock.assert_called_once()
-    update_mock.assert_has_calls([mock.call([]), mock.call(paths)])
-    finalize_mock.assert_has_calls([mock.call([]), mock.call([package_ahriman])])
+    update_mock.assert_called_with(paths)
+    finalize_mock.assert_called_with([package_ahriman])