diff --git a/services/project-history/app/js/SnapshotManager.js b/services/project-history/app/js/SnapshotManager.js
index f7d743864c..59b6ae867d 100644
--- a/services/project-history/app/js/SnapshotManager.js
+++ b/services/project-history/app/js/SnapshotManager.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async function getRangesSnapshot(projectId, version, pathname) {
   const historyId = await WebApiManager.promises.getHistoryId(projectId)
   await file.load('eager', HistoryStoreManager.getBlobStore(historyId))
   const content = file.getContent()
-  if (!content) {
+  if (content == null) {
     throw new Error('Unable to read file contents')
   }
   const trackedChanges = file.getTrackedChanges().asSorted()
diff --git a/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SnapshotManager/SnapshotManagerTests.js b/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SnapshotManager/SnapshotManagerTests.js
index 69891b604b..5055bd733a 100644
--- a/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SnapshotManager/SnapshotManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/project-history/test/unit/js/SnapshotManager/SnapshotManagerTests.js
@@ -978,5 +978,24 @@ Four five six\
         })
       })
     })
+
+    describe('with an empty file', function () {
+      beforeEach(async function () {
+        this.getString.resolves('')
+        this.getObject.resolves({})
+        this.data = await this.SnapshotManager.promises.getRangesSnapshot(
+          this.projectId,
+          1,
+          'main.tex'
+        )
+      })
+
+      it('should return empty comments and changes', function () {
+        expect(this.data).to.deep.equal({
+          changes: [],
+          comments: [],
+        })
+      })
+    })
   })
 })