diff --git a/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh b/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh
index a591a7b6d2e..9a29d7733e0 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/frontmatter.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ is_true() {
   return 1
 }
 
+# if file is empty
+content=$(cat "$file_path")
+if [ -z "$content" ]; then
+  echo -e "---\n" >"$file_path"
+  echo -e "---\n" >>"$file_path"
+fi
+
 echo "Checking front matter"
 if ! grep -q "^---$" "$file_path"; then
   echo "Front matter (start) not found, adding it"