diff --git a/packages/mongodb-linting-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/mongodb/jbplugin/linting/NamespaceCheckingLinter.kt b/packages/mongodb-linting-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/mongodb/jbplugin/linting/NamespaceCheckingLinter.kt
index 901f78c8..d6c04fff 100644
--- a/packages/mongodb-linting-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/mongodb/jbplugin/linting/NamespaceCheckingLinter.kt
+++ b/packages/mongodb-linting-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/mongodb/jbplugin/linting/NamespaceCheckingLinter.kt
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ object NamespaceCheckingLinter {
             databaseDoesNotExistParser,
             collectionDoesNotExistParser,
             databaseIsNotKnown,
-            noCollectionSpecified
+            noCollectionSpecified,
+            otherwise { emptyList() }
         )
 
         return NamespaceCheckResult(