diff --git a/build/kint.phar b/build/kint.phar
index b261192ff..752f15a92 100644
Binary files a/build/kint.phar and b/build/kint.phar differ
diff --git a/src/Utils.php b/src/Utils.php
index 3f3832f35..0fcdc4788 100644
--- a/src/Utils.php
+++ b/src/Utils.php
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public static function isValidPhpNamespace(string $ns): bool
      */
     public static function errorSanitizeString(string $input): string
     {
-        if (KINT_PHP82) {
+        if (KINT_PHP82 || '' === $input) {
             return $input;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/UtilsTest.php b/tests/UtilsTest.php
index ada3202f2..532e01bb5 100644
--- a/tests/UtilsTest.php
+++ b/tests/UtilsTest.php
@@ -615,6 +615,8 @@ public function testErrorSanitizeString()
         } else {
             $this->assertSame('Hello', Utils::errorSanitizeString($input));
         }
+
+        $this->assertSame('', Utils::errorSanitizeString(''));
     }
 
     public function blobProvider()