diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-new-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-new-issue.yml
index 78453de..c99c9ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-new-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-new-issue.yml
@@ -1,53 +1,55 @@
 name: Validate new issue
 on:
   issues:
     types: ['opened']
 jobs:
   validate-new-issue:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: "Validate issue against templates"
       shell: bash
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       run: |
         echo "Validating issue #${{ github.event.issue.number }}."
 
         # Trust users who belong to the getsentry org.
         if gh api "https://api.github.com/orgs/getsentry/members/${{ github.actor }}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
           echo "Skipping validation, because ${{ github.actor }} is a member of the getsentry org."
           exit 0
         else
           echo "${{ github.actor }} is not a member of the getsentry org. 🧐"
         fi
 
         # Look for a template where all the headings are also in this issue.
         # - extra headings in the issue are fine
         # - order doesn't matter
         # - case-sensitive tho
-        function extract-headings { grep '^#' "$1" | sort; }
+        function extract-headings { { grep '^#' "$1" || echo -n ''; } | sort; }
         extract-headings <(jq -r .issue.body "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH") > headings-in-issue
         for template in $(ls .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*.md 2> /dev/null); do
-          echo -n "$(basename $template)? "
           extract-headings "$template" > headings-in-template
-          if [ -z "$(comm -23 headings-in-template headings-in-issue)" ]; then
-            echo "👍 💃"
+          echo -n "$(basename $template)? "
+          if [ ! -s headings-in-template ]; then
+            echo "No headers in template. 🤷"
+          elif [ -z "$(comm -23 headings-in-template headings-in-issue)" ]; then
+            echo "Match! 👍 💃"
             exit 0
           else
-            echo "👎"
+            echo "No match. 👎"
           fi
         done
 
         # Failed to find a match! Close the issue.
         cat << EOF > comment
         {"body": "Sorry, friend. As far as this ol' bot can tell, your issue does not use one of this repo's available issue templates. Please [try again using a template](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/issues/new/choose) so that we have the best chance of understanding and addressing your issue. (And if I'm confused, please [let us know](https://github.com/getsentry/.github/issues/new?title=template+enforcer+is+confused&body=${{ github.event.issue.html_url }}). 😬)\n\n----\n\n[![Did you see the memo about this?](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/134455/104515469-e04a9c80-55c0-11eb-8e15-ffe9c0b8dd7f.gif)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy3rjQGc6lA)"}
         EOF
 
         # Might get `gh issue comment` some day - https://github.com/cli/cli/issues/517
         echo -n "Commented: "
         gh api "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${{ github.event.issue.number }}/comments" \
           --method POST \
           --input comment \
           | jq .html_url
         gh issue close ${{ github.event.issue.number }}