diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/delimited.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/delimited.rs
index 7ad136c1da..f749c55579 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/delimited.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/delimited.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn merge_descriptors(values: &[Value]) -> Vec<String> {
             _ => vec!["".to_string()],
         };
         for desc in data_descriptors {
-            if !seen.contains(&desc) {
+            if !desc.is_empty() && !seen.contains(&desc) {
                 seen.insert(desc.to_string());
                 ret.push(desc.to_string());
             }