diff --git a/scanners/subfinder/parser/__snapshots__/parser.test.js.snap b/scanners/subfinder/parser/__snapshots__/parser.test.js.snap
index 840f42518..e35673f89 100644
--- a/scanners/subfinder/parser/__snapshots__/parser.test.js.snap
+++ b/scanners/subfinder/parser/__snapshots__/parser.test.js.snap
@@ -604,3 +604,24 @@ exports[`should properly parse subfinder json file and add target domain to find
   },
 ]
 `;
+
+exports[`should properly parse empty json file with includeTargetDomain=true 1`] = `
+[
+  {
+    "attributes": {
+      "domain": "example.com",
+      "hostname": "example.com",
+      "ip_address": null,
+      "ip_addresses": [],
+      "source": "parser",
+    },
+    "category": "Subdomain",
+    "description": "Found subdomain example.com",
+    "identified_at": null,
+    "location": "example.com",
+    "name": "example.com",
+    "osi_layer": "NETWORK",
+    "severity": "INFORMATIONAL",
+  },
+]
+`;
diff --git a/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.js b/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.js
index 2afdfc93c..6c5be9b78 100644
--- a/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.js
+++ b/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.js
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const DOMAIN_FLAGS = ["-d", "-domain", "--domain"];
 export async function parse(
   fileContent,
   scan,
-  includeTargetDomain = process.env["INCLUDE_TARGET_DOMAIN"]?.toLowerCase() ==
-    "true",
+  options = {},
 ) {
-  if (!fileContent && !includeTargetDomain) return [];
+  const includeTargetDomain = options.includeTargetDomain ??
+    (process.env["INCLUDE_TARGET_DOMAIN"]?.toLowerCase() === "true");
 
   const targets = parseResultFile(fileContent);
   const findings = transformToFindings(targets);
@@ -92,8 +92,10 @@ function transformToFindings(targets) {
  * @param {*} fileContent
  */
 function parseResultFile(fileContent) {
-  return fileContent
-    .trim()
+  const trimmed = fileContent.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) return [];
+  
+  return trimmed
     .split("\n")
     .map((line) => JSON.parse(line));
 }
diff --git a/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.test.js b/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.test.js
index 90c761b12..8fc20c91b 100644
--- a/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.test.js
+++ b/scanners/subfinder/parser/parser.test.js
@@ -42,6 +42,29 @@ test("should properly parse empty json file", async () => {
   expect(findings).toMatchSnapshot();
 });
 
+test("should properly parse empty json file with includeTargetDomain=true", async () => {
+  const scan = {
+    spec: {
+      scanType: "subfinder",
+      parameters: ["-timeout", "1", "-d", "example.com"],
+    },
+    metadata: {
+      annotations: {
+        "metadata.scan.securecodebox.io/subfinder":
+          "https://github.com/secureCodeBox/secureCodeBox",
+      },
+    },
+  };
+
+  const fileContent = await readFile(__dirname + "/__testFiles__/empty.jsonl", {
+    encoding: "utf8",
+  });
+  const findings = await parse(fileContent, scan, { includeTargetDomain: true });
+  // validate findings
+  expect(validateParser(findings)).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(findings).toMatchSnapshot();
+});
+
 test("should properly parse subfinder json file and add target domain to findings with param -d", async () => {
   const scan = {
     spec: {
@@ -62,7 +85,7 @@ test("should properly parse subfinder json file and add target domain to finding
       encoding: "utf8",
     },
   );
-  const findings = await parse(fileContent, scan, "true");
+  const findings = await parse(fileContent, scan, { includeTargetDomain: true });
   // validate findings
   expect(validateParser(findings)).toBeUndefined();
   expect(findings).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -88,7 +111,7 @@ test("should properly parse subfinder json file and add target domain to finding
       encoding: "utf8",
     },
   );
-  const findings = await parse(fileContent, scan, "true");
+  const findings = await parse(fileContent, scan, { includeTargetDomain: true });
   // validate findings
   expect(validateParser(findings)).toBeUndefined();
   expect(findings).toMatchSnapshot();
@@ -114,7 +137,7 @@ test("should properly parse subfinder json file and add target domain to finding
       encoding: "utf8",
     },
   );
-  const findings = await parse(fileContent, scan, "true");
+  const findings = await parse(fileContent, scan, { includeTargetDomain: true });
   // validate findings
   expect(validateParser(findings)).toBeUndefined();
   expect(findings).toMatchSnapshot();