diff --git a/_includes/toc.html b/_includes/toc.html
index 8c71007..80d8bdb 100644
--- a/_includes/toc.html
+++ b/_includes/toc.html
@@ -179,4 +179,4 @@
             {% capture jekyll_toc %}<{{ listModifier }}{{ rootAttributes }}>{{ nodes | shift | join: '>' }}>{% endcapture %}
         {% endif %}
     {% endif %}
-{% endcapture %}{% assign tocWorkspace = '' %}{{ deprecation_warnings }}{{ jekyll_toc }}
+{% endcapture %}{% assign tocWorkspace = '' %}{{ deprecation_warnings }}{{ jekyll_toc -}}
diff --git a/_tests/allowCheckEmptyToc.md b/_tests/allowCheckEmptyToc.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..710b9a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_tests/allowCheckEmptyToc.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+# See https://github.com/allejo/jekyll-toc/pull/60
+---
+
+{% capture jekyll_toc %}{% include toc.html html="" %}{% endcapture %}
+
+{% if jekyll_toc == "" -%}
+  <p>Success</p>
+{%- else -%}
+  <p>Failure</p>
+{%- endif %}
+
+<!-- /// -->
+
+<p>Success</p>