diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a474e45..91ac27d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ func validateFile(r io.Reader, regs []registry.Registry, k8sVersion string, c *c
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if sig.Kind == "" {
+			continue // We skip resoures that don't have a Kind defined
+		}
+
 		if skip(sig) {
 			validationResults = append(validationResults, validationResult{kind: sig.Kind, version: sig.Version, err: nil, skipped: true})
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/fsutils/main.go b/pkg/fsutils/main.go
index 12d432f..40b5686 100644
--- a/pkg/fsutils/main.go
+++ b/pkg/fsutils/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func FindYamlInDir(dir string, fileBatches chan<- []string, batchSize int) error
 			files = append(files, path)
 			if len(files) > batchSize {
 				fileBatches <- files
-				files = nil
+				files = []string{}
 			}
 		}
 		return nil