diff --git a/plugins/plugin-notes-data/src/node/prepareNotesData.ts b/plugins/plugin-notes-data/src/node/prepareNotesData.ts
index 976ba6aa..c68ce8f8 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-notes-data/src/node/prepareNotesData.ts
+++ b/plugins/plugin-notes-data/src/node/prepareNotesData.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export const notesData = ${JSON.stringify(notesData, null, 2)}
 
 export function watchNotesData(app: App, watchers: any[], options: NotesDataOptions | NotesDataOptions[]): void {
   const allOptions = ensureArray<NotesDataOptions>(options)
+  if (!allOptions.length)
+    return
+
   const [firstLink, ...links] = allOptions.map(option => option.link)
 
   const dir = path.join('pages', firstLink, '**/*')