diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0988c2732..9b4a86c9c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ class Offline {
                     // BAD IMPLEMENTATION: first key in responseTemplates
                     const responseTemplate = responseTemplates[responseContentType];
 
-                    if (responseTemplate) {
+                    if (responseTemplate && responseTemplate !== '\n') {
 
                       debugLog('_____ RESPONSE TEMPLATE PROCCESSING _____');
                       debugLog(`Using responseTemplate '${responseContentType}'`);
diff --git a/src/offline-default.res.vm b/src/offline-default.res.vm
index 8b1378917..e69de29bb 100644
--- a/src/offline-default.res.vm
+++ b/src/offline-default.res.vm
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-