diff --git a/clay.h b/clay.h
index 5dd2bc6..0d5b69f 100644
--- a/clay.h
+++ b/clay.h
@@ -1643,7 +1643,10 @@ Clay__MeasureTextCacheItem *Clay__MeasureTextCached(Clay_String *text, Clay_Text
         char current = text->chars[end];
         if (current == ' ' || current == '\n') {
             int32_t length = end - start;
-            Clay_Dimensions dimensions = Clay__MeasureText(CLAY__INIT(Clay_StringSlice) { .length = length, .chars = &text->chars[start], .baseChars = text->chars }, config, context->measureTextUserData);
+            Clay_Dimensions dimensions = {};
+            if (length > 0) {
+                dimensions = Clay__MeasureText(CLAY__INIT(Clay_StringSlice) {.length = length, .chars = &text->chars[start], .baseChars = text->chars}, config, context->measureTextUserData);
+            }
             measured->minWidth = CLAY__MAX(dimensions.width, measured->minWidth);
             measuredHeight = CLAY__MAX(measuredHeight, dimensions.height);
             if (current == ' ') {