diff --git a/watcher/decision_engine/audit/continuous.py b/watcher/decision_engine/audit/continuous.py
index 2afcafe69..b6833ac19 100644
--- a/watcher/decision_engine/audit/continuous.py
+++ b/watcher/decision_engine/audit/continuous.py
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ class ContinuousAuditHandler(base.AuditHandler):
         if objects.audit.AuditStateTransitionManager().is_inactive(audit):
             # if audit isn't in active states, audit's job must be removed to
             # prevent using of inactive audit in future.
-            [job for job in self.scheduler.get_jobs()
-             if job.name == 'execute_audit' and
-             job.args[0].uuid == audit.uuid][0].remove()
-            return True
+            if self.scheduler.get_jobs():
+                [job for job in self.scheduler.get_jobs()
+                 if job.name == 'execute_audit' and
+                 job.args[0].uuid == audit.uuid][0].remove()
+                return True
 
         return False
 
diff --git a/watcher/tests/decision_engine/audit/test_audit_handlers.py b/watcher/tests/decision_engine/audit/test_audit_handlers.py
index ed5ca9651..80ea326de 100644
--- a/watcher/tests/decision_engine/audit/test_audit_handlers.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/decision_engine/audit/test_audit_handlers.py
@@ -361,3 +361,26 @@ class TestContinuousAuditHandler(base.DbTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(is_inactive)
         is_inactive = audit_handler._is_audit_inactive(self.audits[0])
         self.assertTrue(is_inactive)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.service.Service, 'list')
+    @mock.patch.object(sq_api, 'get_engine')
+    @mock.patch.object(scheduling.BackgroundSchedulerService, 'get_jobs')
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.audit.AuditStateTransitionManager,
+                       'is_inactive')
+    @mock.patch.object(continuous.ContinuousAuditHandler, 'execute')
+    def test_execute_audit_with_interval_no_job(
+            self,
+            m_execute,
+            m_is_inactive,
+            m_get_jobs,
+            m_get_engine,
+            m_service):
+        audit_handler = continuous.ContinuousAuditHandler()
+        self.audits[0].next_run_time = (datetime.datetime.now() -
+                                        datetime.timedelta(seconds=1800))
+        m_is_inactive.return_value = True
+        m_get_jobs.return_value = None
+
+        audit_handler.execute_audit(self.audits[0], self.context)
+        m_execute.assert_called_once_with(self.audits[0], self.context)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self.audits[0].next_run_time)