diff --git a/ctools/content_types/entity_view.inc b/ctools/content_types/entity_view.inc
index ec0a2da..3b407fa 100644
--- a/ctools/content_types/entity_view.inc
+++ b/ctools/content_types/entity_view.inc
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ function entity_entity_view_content_type_edit_form_submit(&$form, &$form_state)
  * @see ctools_content_render()
  */
 function entity_entity_view_content_type_render($entity_type, $conf, $panel_args, $contexts) {
+  if ($contexts->empty) {
+    return;
+  }
   $block = new stdClass();
   $block->module = 'entity';
   $block->delta = $entity_type . '-' . str_replace('-', '_', $conf['view_mode']);