diff --git a/src/Auth/JwtAuthenticate.php b/src/Auth/JwtAuthenticate.php
index 2044c92..99959cd 100644
--- a/src/Auth/JwtAuthenticate.php
+++ b/src/Auth/JwtAuthenticate.php
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ public function getUser(Request $request)
     {
         $payload = $this->getPayload($request);
 
+        if (empty($payload)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (!$this->_config['queryDatasource']) {
             return json_decode(json_encode($payload), true);
         }