diff --git a/lib/API/Startup.js b/lib/API/Startup.js
index 3064e6a62..f77ca5167 100644
--- a/lib/API/Startup.js
+++ b/lib/API/Startup.js
@@ -375,6 +375,12 @@ module.exports = function(CLI) {
         // try to fix issues with empty dump file
         // like #3485
         if (env_arr.length === 0) {
+
+          // fix : if no dump file, no process, only module and after pm2 update
+          if (!fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH)) {
+            that.clearDump(function(){});
+          }
+
           // if no process in list don't modify dump file
           // process list should not be empty
           if(cb) {
diff --git a/lib/God/ActionMethods.js b/lib/God/ActionMethods.js
index 37a6255cf..1df6b159c 100644
--- a/lib/God/ActionMethods.js
+++ b/lib/God/ActionMethods.js
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ module.exports = function(God) {
       // try to fix issues with empty dump file
       // like #3485
       if (process_list.length === 0) {
+
+        // fix : if no dump file, no process, only module and after pm2 update
+        if (!fs.existsSync(cst.DUMP_FILE_PATH)) {
+          that.clearDump(function(){});
+        }
+
         // if no process in list don't modify dump file
         // process list should not be empty
         return cb(null, {success:true, process_list: process_list});