2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
index 7fb31a177..91e91121f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/images.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func GetImages(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*image.Image, error) {
 	if query.All {
 		return images, nil
 	}
-	var returnImages []*image.Image
+	returnImages := []*image.Image{}
 	for _, img := range images {
 		if len(img.Names()) == 0 {
 			parent, err := img.IsParent(r.Context())
diff --git a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go
index 4a5cbd05c..0bb818c1c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/api/handlers/utils/pods.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 func GetPods(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*entities.ListPodsReport, error) {
 	var (
-		lps     []*entities.ListPodsReport
 		pods    []*libpod.Pod
 		filters []libpod.PodFilter
 	)
@@ -45,6 +44,11 @@ func GetPods(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) ([]*entities.ListPodsReport
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if len(pods) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	lps := make([]*entities.ListPodsReport, 0, len(pods))
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		status, err := pod.GetPodStatus()
 		if err != nil {