diff --git a/activestate.yaml b/activestate.yaml
index 586630ad83..488db708b7 100644
--- a/activestate.yaml
+++ b/activestate.yaml
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ scripts:
         echo "goversioninfo was not found on your PATH. Installing .."
         GOFLAGS="" go install github.com/josephspurrier/goversioninfo/cmd/goversioninfo@v1.4.0
       fi
-  - name: install-deps-os
-    language: bash
-    standalone: true
-    if: ne .OS.Name "Linux"
-    description: Install OS specific deps
-    value: ""
   - name: install-deps-ci
     language: bash
     standalone: true
diff --git a/pkg/project/project.go b/pkg/project/project.go
index ad911807fd..69800019ba 100644
--- a/pkg/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/project/project.go
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ func (p *Project) Scripts() ([]*Script, error) {
 	scs := projectfile.MakeScriptsFromConstrainedEntities(constrained)
 	scripts := make([]*Script, 0, len(scs))
 	for _, s := range scs {
+		if s.Value == "" {
+			return nil, locale.NewInputError("err_script_no_value", "Invalid script '[ACTIONABLE]{{.V0}}[/RESET]': 'value' key is empty or missing", s.Name)
+		}
 		scripts = append(scripts, &Script{s, p})
 	}
 	return scripts, nil