diff --git a/src/cata_imgui.cpp b/src/cata_imgui.cpp
index 120551e6b2a91..578c9709730bb 100644
--- a/src/cata_imgui.cpp
+++ b/src/cata_imgui.cpp
@@ -433,14 +433,15 @@ void cataimgui::draw_colored_text( std::string const &text, nc_color &color,
 void cataimgui::draw_colored_text( std::string const &text,
                                    float wrap_width, bool *is_selected, bool *is_focused, bool *is_hovered )
 {
+    if( text.empty() ) {
+        ImGui::NewLine();
+        return;
+    }
+
     ImGui::PushID( text.c_str() );
     int startColorStackCount = GImGui->ColorStack.Size;
     ImGuiID itemId = GImGui->CurrentWindow->IDStack.back();
 
-    if( text.empty() ) {
-        ImGui::NewLine( );
-    }
-
     size_t chars_per_line = size_t( wrap_width );
     if( chars_per_line == 0 ) {
         chars_per_line = SIZE_MAX;