diff --git a/backend/src/net/tor.rs b/backend/src/net/tor.rs
index f0dedfe95..3326c5258 100644
--- a/backend/src/net/tor.rs
+++ b/backend/src/net/tor.rs
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ impl TorControllerInner {
             .get_info("onions/current")
             .await?
             .lines()
-            .map(|l| l.trim().parse().with_kind(ErrorKind::Tor))
+            .map(|l| l.trim())
+            .filter(|l| !l.is_empty())
+            .map(|l| l.parse().with_kind(ErrorKind::Tor))
             .collect()
     }
 }