diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7c94303b..b8a5ddf8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ dist/**/*
 # Testing
 
 # multi-version test artifacts
-examples/ui5-js-app/wdio-wdi5* 
+examples/ui5-js-app/wdio-wdi5*
 examples/ui5-js-app/webapp/index-*.html
 examples/ui5-js-app/dist/**/*
 
@@ -79,3 +79,7 @@ examples/ui5-js-app/dist/**/*
 
 # js sample app screenshots
 examples/ui5-js-app/webapp/test/__screenshots__/**/*.png
+
+# btp
+*.mtar
+*.zip
diff --git a/src/lib/wdi5-control.ts b/src/lib/wdi5-control.ts
index 241d6e9a..551f0524 100644
--- a/src/lib/wdi5-control.ts
+++ b/src/lib/wdi5-control.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ export class WDI5Control {
         this._webdriverRepresentation = webdriverRepresentation
         this._domId = domId
 
-        this.attachControlBridge(this._generatedUI5Methods as Array<string>)
-        this.attachWdioControlBridge(this._generatedWdioMethods as Array<string>)
+        if (this._generatedUI5Methods && this._generatedUI5Methods.length > 0) {
+            this.attachControlBridge(this._generatedUI5Methods as Array<string>)
+        }
+        if (this._generatedWdioMethods && this._generatedWdioMethods.length > 0) {
+            this.attachWdioControlBridge(this._generatedWdioMethods as Array<string>)
+        }
 
         this.setControlInfo()