diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index a42758c..43ec1c8 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -1300,6 +1300,12 @@ fn ResourceValue(
         return view! { <p class="resource-empty">{empty}</p> }.into_any();
     }
     if let serde_json::Value::Array(items) = &value {
+        // Before the Answer parse below: an empty list deserializes as
+        // an (empty) Vec<Answer> too, and rendered as a blank
+        // answer-list instead of saying anything.
+        if items.is_empty() {
+            return view! { <p class="resource-empty">{empty}</p> }.into_any();
+        }
         if let Ok(answers) = serde_json::from_value::<Vec<Answer>>(value.clone()) {
             let mut answers = answers;
             answers.sort_by(|a, b| {
@@ -1332,9 +1338,6 @@ fn ResourceValue(
             }
             .into_any();
         }
-        if items.is_empty() {
-            return view! { <p class="resource-empty">{empty}</p> }.into_any();
-        }
         // A list of plain objects (e.g. a jq-shaped GiteaStarred/Url
         // resource) - render as cards rather than dumping raw JSON.
         // Generic on purpose, no content-declared "kind": `name`/`title`