diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f0df37e..32bd3e6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -92,17 +92,16 @@
               });
           };
 
-        devShells.default =
-          (craneLib.overrideToolchain stableToolchainWithRustAnalyzer).devShell
-          ({
-              buildInputs = [];
-              nativeBuildInputs = [];
-              packages = with pkgs; [
-                cargo-nextest
-                cargo-criterion
-              ];
-            }
-            // commonArgs);
+        devShells.default = (craneLib.overrideToolchain stableToolchainWithRustAnalyzer).devShell (commonArgs
+          // {
+            buildInputs = [];
+            nativeBuildInputs = [];
+            packages = with pkgs; [
+              cargo-nextest
+              cargo-criterion
+              cargo-outdated
+            ];
+          });
       }
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 33825e0..0557435 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl From<AnsiStates> for tui::style::Style {
 
 pub(crate) fn text(mut s: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Text<'static>> {
     let mut lines = Vec::new();
-    let mut last = Default::default();
+    let mut last = Style::new();
     while let Ok((_s, (line, style))) = line(last)(s) {
         lines.push(line);
         last = style;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub(crate) fn text(mut s: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Text<'static>> {
 #[cfg(feature = "zero-copy")]
 pub(crate) fn text_fast(mut s: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Text<'_>> {
     let mut lines = Vec::new();
-    let mut last = Default::default();
+    let mut last = Style::new();
     while let Ok((_s, (line, style))) = line_fast(last)(s) {
         lines.push(line);
         last = style;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ fn line(style: Style) -> impl Fn(&[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], (Line<'static>, Style)
             // Since reset now tracks seperately we can skip the reset check
             last = last.patch(span.style);
 
-            if spans.is_empty() || !span.content.is_empty() {
+            if !span.content.is_empty() {
                 spans.push(span);
             }
             text = s;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ fn line_fast(style: Style) -> impl Fn(&[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], (Line<'_>, Style)
             last = last.patch(span.style);
             // If the spans is empty then it might be possible that the style changes
             // but there is no text change
-            if spans.is_empty() || !span.content.is_empty() {
+            if !span.content.is_empty() {
                 spans.push(span);
             }
             text = s;
diff --git a/tests/tests.rs b/tests/tests.rs
index 8588b12..a26c1f8 100644
--- a/tests/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/tests.rs
@@ -91,18 +91,19 @@ fn test_screen_modes() {
 #[test]
 fn test_cursor_shape_and_color() {
     // malformed -> malformed -> empty
-    let bytes: Vec<u8> = b"\x1b[4 q\x1b]12;#fab1ed\x07".to_vec();
+    let bytes = b"\x1b[4 q\x1b]12;#fab1ed\x07";
     let output = Text::raw("");
     test_both(bytes, output);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_malformed_simple() {
-    let bytes: Vec<u8> = b"\x1b[".to_vec();
+    let bytes = b"\x1b[";
     let output = Text::raw("");
     test_both(bytes, output);
 }
 
+
 #[test]
 fn test_malformed_complex() {
     let bytes: Vec<u8> = b"\x1b\x1b[0\x1b[m\x1b".to_vec();
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ fn empty_span() {
     let bytes: Vec<u8> = b"\x1b[33m\x1b[31m\x1b[32mHello\x1b[0mWorld".to_vec();
     let output = Text::from(Line::from(vec![
         // Not sure whether to keep this empty span or remove it somehow
-        Span::styled("", Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow)),
+        // Span::styled("", Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow)),
         // Span::styled("", Style::default().fg(Color::Red)),
         Span::styled("Hello", Style::default().fg(Color::Green)),
         Span::styled("World", Style::reset()),
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn test_both(bytes: impl AsRef<[u8]>, other: Text) {
     let bytes = bytes.as_ref();
     let zero_copy = bytes.to_text().unwrap();
     let owned = bytes.into_text().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(zero_copy, owned);
-    assert_eq!(owned, other);
+    assert_eq!(zero_copy, owned, "zero-copy and owned version of the methods have diverged this is for sure a bug in the library");
+    assert_eq!(owned, other, "owned and other have diverged this migh be due to a bug in the library or maybe an update to the ratatui crate");
     assert_eq!(zero_copy, other);
 }