diff --git a/Sources/Layout/MessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout.swift b/Sources/Layout/MessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout.swift
index bddeefb8..db755867 100644
--- a/Sources/Layout/MessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout.swift
+++ b/Sources/Layout/MessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout.swift
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ fileprivate extension MessagesCollectionViewFlowLayout {
         case .text:
             attributes.messageLabelFont = messageLabelFont
         case .attributedText(let text):
+            guard !text.string.isEmpty else { return }
             guard let font = text.attribute(.font, at: 0, effectiveRange: nil) as? UIFont else { return }
             attributes.messageLabelFont = font
         default: