diff --git a/rules/sql.go b/rules/sql.go
index 8214047..7aed1b6 100644
--- a/rules/sql.go
+++ b/rules/sql.go
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ func (s *sqlStrFormat) Match(n ast.Node, c *gosec.Context) (*gosec.Issue, error)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// no formatter
+		if len(node.Args) == 0 {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+
 		var formatter string
 
 		// concats callexpr arg strings together if needed before regex evaluation
diff --git a/testutils/source.go b/testutils/source.go
index 6a67ee7..d680851 100644
--- a/testutils/source.go
+++ b/testutils/source.go
@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ func main(){
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
+}`}, 0}, {[]string{`
+package main
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func main(){
+	fmt.Sprintln()
 }`}, 0}}
 
 	// SampleCodeG202 - SQL query string building via string concatenation