diff --git a/sites/all/modules/contrib/taxonomy_formatter/taxonomy_formatter.module b/sites/all/modules/contrib/taxonomy_formatter/taxonomy_formatter.module
index 5d56c15..873ae7a 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/contrib/taxonomy_formatter/taxonomy_formatter.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/contrib/taxonomy_formatter/taxonomy_formatter.module
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ function taxonomy_formatter_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field,
   $length = strlen($separator);
   $formatted = substr($formatted, 0 , -($length));
   $formatted = $wrapper[0] . $formatted . $wrapper[1];
-  $element[0]['#markup'] = $formatted;
+  if($formatted){
+    $element[0]['#markup'] = $formatted;
+  }
   return $element;
 }
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