diff --git a/packages/odata-service-writer/templates/extend/manifest.json b/packages/odata-service-writer/templates/extend/manifest.json
index a1e238280c..e09b3dea25 100644
--- a/packages/odata-service-writer/templates/extend/manifest.json
+++ b/packages/odata-service-writer/templates/extend/manifest.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                             <% localAnnotationsName.forEach(function(localAnnotation, index) { %>
                                 "<%- localAnnotation %>"<% if (index < localAnnotationsName.length - 1){ %>,<% } %>
                             <% }); %>
-                        <% } else if (localAnnotationsName) { %>
+                        <% } else if (localAnnotationsName && typeof localAnnotationsName === 'string') { %>
                                 "<%- localAnnotationsName %>"
                         <% } %>
                     <% } %>
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
                     }
                 <% } %>
             <% } %>
-            <% if (locals.localAnnotationsName && typeof localAnnotationsName !== 'undefined') { %>,
-                <% if (locals.localAnnotationsName && typeof localAnnotationsName !== 'undefined') { %>
-                    <% if (Array.isArray(localAnnotationsName) && localAnnotationsName.length > 0) { %>
+            <% if (locals.localAnnotationsName && localAnnotationsName && (typeof localAnnotationsName === 'string' || (Array.isArray(localAnnotationsName) && localAnnotationsName.length > 0))) { %>,
+                <% if (locals.localAnnotationsName && localAnnotationsName && (typeof localAnnotationsName === 'string' || (Array.isArray(localAnnotationsName) && localAnnotationsName.length > 0))) { %>
+                    <% if (Array.isArray(localAnnotationsName)) { %>
                         <% localAnnotationsName.forEach(function(localAnnotation, index) { %>
                             "<%- localAnnotation %>": {
                                 "type": "ODataAnnotation",
@@ -67,14 +67,15 @@
                                 }
                             }<% if (index < localAnnotationsName.length - 1){ %>,<% } %>
                         <% }); %>
-                    <% } else if (localAnnotationsName) { %>
+                    <% } else if (typeof localAnnotationsName === 'string') { %>
                         "<%- localAnnotationsName %>": {
                             "type": "ODataAnnotation",
                             "uri": "annotations/<%- localAnnotationsName %>.xml",
                             "settings": {
                                 "localUri": "annotations/<%- localAnnotationsName %>.xml"
                             }
-                        } <% } %>
+                        }
+                    <% } %>
                 <% } %>
             <% } %>
         }
diff --git a/packages/odata-service-writer/test/test-data/manifest-json/edmx-manifest-no-annotations.ts b/packages/odata-service-writer/test/test-data/manifest-json/edmx-manifest-no-annotations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01e005056e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/odata-service-writer/test/test-data/manifest-json/edmx-manifest-no-annotations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+export const expectedEdmxManifesNoAnnotations = {
+    'sap.app': {
+        id: 'test.update.manifest',
+        dataSources: {
+            mainService: {
+                type: 'OData'
+            },
+            aname: {
+                uri: '/a/path',
+                type: 'OData',
+                settings: {
+                    annotations: [],
+                    odataVersion: '2.0'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    'sap.ui5': {
+        models: {
+            '': {
+                dataSource: 'mainService'
+            },
+            amodel: {
+                dataSource: 'aname',
+                preload: true,
+                settings: {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/packages/odata-service-writer/test/unit/updates.test.ts b/packages/odata-service-writer/test/unit/updates.test.ts
index 6a189bd9e1..c91b2da499 100644
--- a/packages/odata-service-writer/test/unit/updates.test.ts
+++ b/packages/odata-service-writer/test/unit/updates.test.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { expectedEdmxManifestMultipleServices } from '../test-data/manifest-json
 import { expectedCdsManifest } from '../test-data/manifest-json/cap-manifest';
 import { expectedEdmxManifestLocalAnnotation } from '../test-data/manifest-json/edmx-manifest-local-annotation'; // single local annotation
 import { expectedEdmxManifestLocalAnnotations } from '../test-data/manifest-json/edmx-manifest-local-annotations'; // multiple local annotations
+import { expectedEdmxManifesNoAnnotations } from '../test-data/manifest-json/edmx-manifest-no-annotations'; // no any annotations
 import type { Package } from '@sap-ux/project-access';
 
 jest.mock('ejs', () => ({
@@ -185,6 +186,41 @@ describe('updates', () => {
             expect(manifestJson).toEqual(expectedEdmxManifestLocalAnnotations);
         });
 
+        test('Ensure manifest updates are updated as expected as in edmx projects without any annotations', async () => {
+            const testManifest = {
+                'sap.app': {
+                    id: 'test.update.manifest',
+                    dataSources: {
+                        'mainService': {
+                            type: 'OData'
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                'sap.ui5': {
+                    models: {
+                        '': {
+                            dataSource: 'mainService'
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            const service: OdataService = {
+                version: OdataVersion.v2,
+                client: '123',
+                model: 'amodel',
+                name: 'aname',
+                path: '/a/path',
+                type: ServiceType.EDMX,
+                annotations: [], // No remote annotations
+                localAnnotationsName: [] // No local annotations
+            };
+            fs.writeJSON('./webapp/manifest.json', testManifest);
+            // Call updateManifest
+            await updateManifest('./', service, fs, join(__dirname, '../../templates'));
+            const manifestJson = fs.readJSON('./webapp/manifest.json');
+            expect(manifestJson).toEqual(expectedEdmxManifesNoAnnotations);
+        });
+
         test('Ensure manifest updates are updated as expected as in edmx projects with multiple annotations', async () => {
             const testManifest = {
                 'sap.app': {