diff --git a/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go b/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go
index 108fcd13..e22cf500 100644
--- a/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go
+++ b/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider.go
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft"
 )
 
+type errEmptySBOM struct {
+	sbomFilepath string
+}
+
+func (e errEmptySBOM) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SBOM file is empty: %s", e.sbomFilepath)
+}
+
 func syftSBOMProvider(userInput string, config ProviderConfig) ([]Package, Context, error) {
 	reader, err := getSBOMReader(userInput)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -49,6 +57,10 @@ func getSBOMReader(userInput string) (io.Reader, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to use specified SBOM: %w", err)
 		}
 
+		if !sbomHasContent(sbom) {
+			return nil, errEmptySBOM{filepath}
+		}
+
 		return sbom, nil
 	}
 
@@ -64,6 +76,25 @@ func getSBOMReader(userInput string) (io.Reader, error) {
 	return nil, errDoesNotProvide
 }
 
+// sbomHasContent returns a bool indicating whether the given SBOM file has data that could possibly be utilized in
+// downstream processing.
+func sbomHasContent(sbom *os.File) bool {
+	if sbom == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	info, err := sbom.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if size := info.Size(); size > 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 func stdinReader() io.Reader {
 	isPipedInput, err := internal.IsPipedInput()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider_test.go b/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider_test.go
index cbf9e934..74d9a2ca 100644
--- a/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider_test.go
+++ b/grype/pkg/syft_sbom_provider_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package pkg
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-test/deep"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/linux"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
@@ -124,8 +126,6 @@ func TestParseSyftJSON(t *testing.T) {
 						Tags: []string{
 							"alpine:fake",
 						},
-						//RawManifest: []byte("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"),
-						//RawConfig:   []byte("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"),
 					},
 					Path: "",
 				},
@@ -253,3 +253,15 @@ var springImageTestCase = struct {
 		},
 	},
 }
+
+func TestGetSBOMReader_EmptySBOM(t *testing.T) {
+	sbomFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "empty.sbom")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer sbomFile.Close()
+
+	filepath := sbomFile.Name()
+	userInput := "sbom:" + filepath
+
+	_, err = getSBOMReader(userInput)
+	assert.ErrorAs(t, err, &errEmptySBOM{})
+}
diff --git a/internal/file/getter_test.go b/internal/file/getter_test.go
index 222b02df..f0bdaf90 100644
--- a/internal/file/getter_test.go
+++ b/internal/file/getter_test.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func assertErrNonArchiveSource(t assert.TestingT, err error, _ ...interface{}) b
 }
 
 func removeTrustedCAs(client *http.Client) {
-	client.Transport.(*http.Transport).TLSClientConfig.RootCAs = nil
+	client.Transport.(*http.Transport).TLSClientConfig.RootCAs = x509.NewCertPool()
 }
 
 // createTarball makes a single-file tarball and returns it as a byte slice.