diff --git a/app/lib/stores/files.ts b/app/lib/stores/files.ts
index 687b8037..60904a65 100644
--- a/app/lib/stores/files.ts
+++ b/app/lib/stores/files.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class FilesStore {
 
       const oldContent = this.getFile(filePath)?.content;
 
-      if (!oldContent) {
+      if (!oldContent && oldContent !== '') {
         unreachable('Expected content to be defined');
       }