diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx
index 7357e96b03..7a022e99b2 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.test.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('github-deployments', () => {
       );
 
       expect(
-        await rendered.findByText('No GitHub deployments available.'),
+        await rendered.findByText('No deployments found for this entity.'),
       ).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx
index 7425370fe7..4a1c4fcfbb 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsCard.tsx
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ const GithubDeploymentsComponent = ({
       </InfoCard>
     );
   }
-  if (!value || value.length === 0) {
-    return (
-      <EmptyState title="No GitHub deployments available." missing="info" />
-    );
-  }
 
   return <GithubDeploymentsTable deployments={value || []} />;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx
index a7b1c5bf9e..8f4806779d 100644
--- a/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx
+++ b/plugins/github-deployments/src/components/GithubDeploymentsTable/GithubDeploymentsTable.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Table, TableColumn } from '@backstage/core';
 import { GithubDeployment } from '../../api';
 import moment from 'moment';
-import { Box, Typography, Link } from '@material-ui/core';
+import { Box, Typography, Link, makeStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles(theme => ({
+  empty: {
+    padding: theme.spacing(2),
+    display: 'flex',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+  },
+}));
 
 const lastUpdated = (start: string): string => moment(start).fromNow();
 
@@ -76,12 +84,21 @@ type GithubDeploymentsTableProps = {
 const GithubDeploymentsTable = ({
   deployments,
 }: GithubDeploymentsTableProps) => {
+  const classes = useStyles();
+
   return (
     <Table
       columns={columns}
       options={{ padding: 'dense', paging: true, search: false, pageSize: 5 }}
       title="GitHub Deployments"
       data={deployments}
+      emptyContent={
+        <div className={classes.empty}>
+          <Typography variant="body1">
+            No deployments found for this entity.
+          </Typography>
+        </div>
+      }
     />
   );
 };