diff --git a/lib/compile.js b/lib/compile.js
index 64da03dd0..cc0a56483 100644
--- a/lib/compile.js
+++ b/lib/compile.js
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ module.exports = {
         };
 
         _.forEach(stats.stats, compileStats => {
-          this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(compileStats.toString(consoleStats));
+          const statsOutput = compileStats.toString(consoleStats);
+          if (statsOutput) {
+            this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(statsOutput);
+          }
 
           if (compileStats.compilation.errors.length) {
             throw new Error('Webpack compilation error, see above');
diff --git a/lib/wpwatch.js b/lib/wpwatch.js
index 0ffb5c6cb..2bcd0991c 100644
--- a/lib/wpwatch.js
+++ b/lib/wpwatch.js
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ module.exports = {
 
         if (stats) {
           lastHash = stats.hash;
-          this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(stats.toString(consoleStats));
+          const statsOutput = stats.toString(consoleStats);
+          if (statsOutput) {
+            this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(stats.toString(consoleStats));
+          }
         }
 
         if (firstRun) {