diff --git a/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php b/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php
index 3fcdb4f..b2c3bac 100644
--- a/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php
+++ b/Parser/JmsMetadataParser.php
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ class JmsMetadataParser implements ParserInterface
         }
 
         $exclusionStrategies   = array();
-        $exclusionStrategies[] = new GroupsExclusionStrategy($groups);
+        if ($groups) {
+            $exclusionStrategies[] = new GroupsExclusionStrategy($groups);
+        }
 
         $params = array();
 
diff --git a/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php b/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php
index 3e41883..880596f 100644
--- a/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Parser/JmsMetadataParserTest.php
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ class JmsMetadataParserTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
                     'sinceVersion' => null,
                     'untilVersion' => null,
                 ),
+                'baz' => array(
+                    'dataType'     => 'string',
+                    'required'     => false,
+                    'description'  => null,
+                    'readonly'     => false,
+                    'sinceVersion' => null,
+                    'untilVersion' => null,
+                ),
             ),
             $output
         );