diff --git a/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/traffic_sign/TrafficSignModule.java b/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/traffic_sign/TrafficSignModule.java
index 4519a5ff..f7e7924c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/traffic_sign/TrafficSignModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/osm2world/core/world/modules/traffic_sign/TrafficSignModule.java
@@ -484,7 +484,9 @@ private void createDestinationSign(MapNode node) {
 
 		}
 
-		node.addRepresentation(new TrafficSignGroup(node, signs, node.getPos(), direction, config));
+		if (!signs.isEmpty()) {
+			node.addRepresentation(new TrafficSignGroup(node, signs, node.getPos(), direction, config));
+		}
 
 	}