diff --git a/src/dts-content.ts b/src/dts-content.ts
index 81e0241..06b8bd2 100644
--- a/src/dts-content.ts
+++ b/src/dts-content.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class DtsContent {
   }
 
   public get formatted(): string {
-    if (!this.resultList || !this.resultList.length) return '';
+    if (!this.resultList || !this.resultList.length) return 'export {};';
 
     if (this.namedExports) {
       return (
diff --git a/test/dts-creator.spec.ts b/test/dts-creator.spec.ts
index 6cf0358..cf3e968 100644
--- a/test/dts-creator.spec.ts
+++ b/test/dts-creator.spec.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export const myClass: string;
 
     it('returns empty object exportion when the result list has no items', done => {
       new DtsCreator().create('test/empty.css').then(content => {
-        assert.equal(content.formatted, '');
+        assert.equal(content.formatted, 'export {};');
         done();
       });
     });