diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/AEBaseScreen.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/AEBaseScreen.java
index 772609354..c8c0b32a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/AEBaseScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/gui/AEBaseScreen.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public abstract class AEBaseScreen<T extends AEBaseContainer> extends ContainerS
                 }
 
                 final String msg = tooltip.getMessage();
-                if (msg != null) {
+                if (msg != null && !msg.isEmpty()) {
                     this.drawTooltip(x + 11, y + 4, msg);
                 }
             }