diff --git a/client/helpers/get-json-string-object.js b/client/helpers/get-json-string-object.js
index 5ad2d0d05..fd65add5f 100644
--- a/client/helpers/get-json-string-object.js
+++ b/client/helpers/get-json-string-object.js
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
 import getStringElipsis from './get-string-elipsis';
 
 const getJsonStringObject = value => {
-  const jsonStringFull = value ? JSON.stringify(value, null, 2) : '';
-  const jsonStringDisplay = value ? getStringElipsis(jsonStringFull) : '';
+  const jsonStringFull =
+    value !== undefined ? JSON.stringify(value, null, 2) : '';
+  const jsonStringDisplay = getStringElipsis(jsonStringFull);
 
   return {
     jsonStringDisplay,
diff --git a/client/helpers/get-string-elipsis.spec.js b/client/helpers/get-string-elipsis.spec.js
index ce1ab0a21..13cc3a15e 100644
--- a/client/helpers/get-string-elipsis.spec.js
+++ b/client/helpers/get-string-elipsis.spec.js
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ describe('getStringElipsis', () => {
       expect(output).toEqual('a-short-string');
     });
   });
+  describe('when passed the empty string', () => {
+    it('should return the empty string', () => {
+      const input = '';
+      const output = getStringElipsis(input);
+
+      expect(output).toEqual('');
+    });
+  });
   describe('when passed a string that has a length equal to MAXIMUM_JSON_CHARACTER_LIMIT', () => {
     it('should return a substring of the original string up until the limit and display a message.', () => {
       const input = ''.padEnd(MAXIMUM_JSON_CHARACTER_LIMIT, '_');