diff --git a/src/NodaWikidataFetcher.php b/src/NodaWikidataFetcher.php
index 04e581f..d2b9a69 100644
--- a/src/NodaWikidataFetcher.php
+++ b/src/NodaWikidataFetcher.php
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ final class NodaWikidataFetcher {
 
         // Remove infobox tables specifically
         $removeFirstParagraph = false;
+        if (empty($input)) return "";
         $firstParagraphPosition = strpos($input, '<p', 1);
         $currentSearchPos = strpos($input, "<table>");
         if ($currentSearchPos !== false && $currentSearchPos < $firstParagraphPosition) {