diff --git a/doc/changes/DM-45863.bugfix.md b/doc/changes/DM-45863.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad80ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/DM-45863.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Resolved issue relating to the high throughput executor performing validation via checking of a resource spec dictionary.
+Until now, ctrl_bps_parsl was passing None instead of an empty dict when there are no resource requests associated with a task.
+
diff --git a/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/parsl/job.py b/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/parsl/job.py
index 72caef6..61b1a1c 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/parsl/job.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ctrl/bps/parsl/job.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ def get_future(
             command = self.evaluate_command_line(command)
             if command_prefix:
                 command = command_prefix + "\n" + command
-            resources = self.get_resources() if add_resources else None
+            resources = self.get_resources() if add_resources else {}
 
             # Add a layer of indirection to which we can add a useful name.
             # This name is used by parsl for tracking workflow status.