diff --git a/app/models/neuigkeit.rb b/app/models/neuigkeit.rb
index ebc0fe4..31b4a42 100755
--- a/app/models/neuigkeit.rb
+++ b/app/models/neuigkeit.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ self.title
 end
   def text_first_words
     md = /<p>(?<text>[\w\s,\.!\?]*)/.match self.text
-    md[:text].split(" ")[0..100].join(" ")+ " ..."
+    md[:text].split(" ")[0..100].join(" ")+ " ..." unless md[:text].split(" ").empty?
   end
 def has_calentries?
 !self.calentries.nil? && !self.calentries.empty?