diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php
index 3b15ca91f9..af99d30a9c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/RuleController.php
@@ -339,7 +339,11 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
      */
     public function testTriggers() {
         // Create a list of triggers
-        $triggers = $this->getTriggerList();
+        $triggers = $this->getValidTriggerList();
+        
+        if(count($triggers) == 0) {
+            return Response::json(['html' => '', 'warning' => trans('firefly.warning_no_valid_triggers') ]);
+        }
     
         // We start searching for transactions. For performance reasons, there are limits
         // to the search: a maximum number of results and a maximum number of transactions
@@ -370,10 +374,11 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
     }    
     
     /**
-     * Returns a list of triggers as provided in the URL
+     * Returns a list of triggers as provided in the URL.
+     * Only returns triggers that will not match any transaction
      * @return array
      */
-    protected function getTriggerList() {
+    protected function getValidTriggerList() {
         $triggers = [];
         $order = 1;
         $data = [
@@ -395,8 +400,10 @@ class RuleController extends Controller
             $ruleTrigger->trigger_value   = $value;
     
             // Store in list
-            $triggers[] = $ruleTrigger;
-            $order++;
+            if( !$ruleTrigger->matchesAnything() ) {
+                $triggers[] = $ruleTrigger;
+                $order++;
+            }
         }
     
         return $triggers;
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index ab85aa5a6a..e9ed71aa0c 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ return [
     'test_rule_triggers'                 => 'See matching transactions',
     'warning_transaction_subset'         => 'For performance reasons this list is limited to :max_num_transactions and may only show a subset of matching transactions',
     'warning_no_matching_transactions'   => 'No matching transactions found. Please note that for performance reasons, only the last :num_transactions transactions have been checked.',
+    'warning_no_valid_triggers'          => 'No valid triggers provided.',
     
     // actions and triggers
     'rule_trigger_user_action'           => 'User action is ":trigger_value"',
diff --git a/resources/lang/nl_NL/firefly.php b/resources/lang/nl_NL/firefly.php
index b263512635..9288305e27 100644
--- a/resources/lang/nl_NL/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/nl_NL/firefly.php
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ return [
     'test_rule_triggers'                 => 'Transacties die voldoen aan triggers',
     'warning_transaction_subset'         => 'In verband met de snelheid, worden in deze lijst maximaal :max_num_transactions transacties weergegeven. Het kan daarom zijn dat transacties ontbreken in deze lijst.',
     'warning_no_matching_transactions'   => 'Er zijn geen transacties gevonden die voldoen aan de triggers in de laatste :num_transactions transacties.',
+    'warning_no_valid_triggers'          => 'Geen geldige triggers opgegeven.',
     
     // actions and triggers
     'rule_trigger_user_action'           => 'Gebruikersactie is ":trigger_value"',