diff --git a/src/types/vec_string.rs b/src/types/vec_string.rs
index 4675c0813..6abbc459c 100644
--- a/src/types/vec_string.rs
+++ b/src/types/vec_string.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for VecString {
     type Err = color_eyre::eyre::ErrReport;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        if s.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Self(vec![]));
+        }
         let vec_str: Vec<String> = s.split(',').map(|str| str.trim().to_string()).collect();
         Ok(Self(vec_str))
     }