diff --git a/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim b/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim
index a539b1a..eb5b61a 100644
--- a/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/ruby/rubocop.vim
@@ -14,22 +14,16 @@ function! ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#GetCommand(buffer) abort
 endfunction
 
 function! ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
-    if empty(a:lines)
-        return []
-    endif
-
     try
         let l:errors = json_decode(a:lines[0])
     catch
-        return [{
-        \   'lnum': 1,
-        \   'text': 'rubocop configuration error (type :ALEDetail for more information)',
-        \   'detail': join(a:lines, "\n"),
-        \}]
+        return []
     endtry
 
-    if l:errors['summary']['offense_count'] == 0 || empty(l:errors['files'])
-      return []
+    if !has_key(l:errors, 'summary')
+    \|| l:errors['summary']['offense_count'] == 0
+    \|| empty(l:errors['files'])
+        return []
     endif
 
     let l:output = []
@@ -63,5 +57,4 @@ call ale#linter#Define('ruby', {
 \   'executable_callback': 'ale#handlers#rubocop#GetExecutable',
 \   'command_callback': 'ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#GetCommand',
 \   'callback': 'ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#Handle',
-\   'output_stream': 'both',
 \})
diff --git a/test/handler/test_rubocop_handler.vader b/test/handler/test_rubocop_handler.vader
index a632001..fffee7b 100644
--- a/test/handler/test_rubocop_handler.vader
+++ b/test/handler/test_rubocop_handler.vader
@@ -55,19 +55,18 @@ Execute(The rubocop handler should handle when no files are checked):
   \     '{"metadata":{"rubocop_version":"0.47.1","ruby_engine":"ruby","ruby_version":"2.1.5","ruby_patchlevel":"273","ruby_platform":"x86_64-linux-gnu"},"files":[],"summary":{"offense_count":0,"target_file_count":0,"inspected_file_count":0}}'
   \ ])
 
-Execute(Parse errors should be handled for rubocop):
+Execute(The rubocop handler should handle output without any errors):
   let g:lines = [
-  \ '/my/project/.rubocop.yml: Layout/MultilineOperationIndentation has the wrong namespace - should be Style',
-  \ '/my/project/.rubocop.yml: Layout/AlignHash has the wrong namespace - should be Style',
   \ '{"metadata":{"rubocop_version":"0.48.1","ruby_engine":"ruby","ruby_version":"2.4.1","ruby_patchlevel":"111","ruby_platform":"x86_64-darwin16"},"files":[]}',
   \]
 
   AssertEqual
-  \ [
-  \   {
-  \     'lnum': 1,
-  \     'text': 'rubocop configuration error (type :ALEDetail for more information)',
-  \     'detail': join(g:lines, "\n"),
-  \   },
-  \ ],
+  \ [],
   \ ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#Handle(347, g:lines)
+  \
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [],
+  \ ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#Handle(347, ['{}'])
+  AssertEqual
+  \ [],
+  \ ale_linters#ruby#rubocop#Handle(347, [])