diff --git a/src/main/java/org/twdata/maven/yamlpom/ConverterBuilder.java b/src/main/java/org/twdata/maven/yamlpom/ConverterBuilder.java
index 2f0facc..7e5afe6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/twdata/maven/yamlpom/ConverterBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/twdata/maven/yamlpom/ConverterBuilder.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public void convert() throws IOException, InvalidFormatException
             }
 
             String text = converter.convert(reader, options);
-            if (text != null)
+            if (text != null && text.trim().length() > 0)
             {
                 IOUtils.write(text, writer);
             }