diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/1436-mas-fix-no-app-installed.yml b/changelogs/fragments/1436-mas-fix-no-app-installed.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4db32a1a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/1436-mas-fix-no-app-installed.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "mas - fix ``invalid literal`` when no app can be found (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/1436)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/mas.py b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/mas.py
index 289c10385f..bc3e6dfd66 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/packaging/os/mas.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/packaging/os/mas.py
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ class Mas(object):
 
         rc, raw_apps, err = self.run([command])
         rows = raw_apps.split("\n")
+        if rows[0] == "No installed apps found":
+            rows = []
         apps = []
         for r in rows:
             # Format: "123456789 App Name"