diff --git a/lib/utils/ui_utils.dart b/lib/utils/ui_utils.dart
index c077768..218cf7b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/ui_utils.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/ui_utils.dart
@@ -175,5 +175,7 @@ Widget smartInputCounterWidgetBuilder(
 
 /// Parse an HTML String to decode special characters
 String htmlDecodeCharacters(String input) {
+  if (input == null || input == "") return "";
+
   return parse(input).documentElement.text;
 }