diff --git a/web/json.anubis b/web/json.anubis
index 0164142..ded83ab 100644
--- a/web/json.anubis
+++ b/web/json.anubis
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public define Printable_tree
     json_array(values)    then [ "[", format_json_array(values), "]" . [] ],
     json_int(i)           then int_pt(i, []),
     json_float(f, p)      then str_pt(float_to_string(f, p), []),
-    json_string(s)        then str_pt(format_json_esc(s), []),
+    json_string(s)        then if s ="" then str_pt("\"\"", []) else str_pt(format_json_esc(s), []),
     json_bool(b)          then str_pt(if b then "true" else "false", []),
     json_null             then str_pt("null", [])
   }.
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