diff --git a/src/helpers/text-helper.js b/src/helpers/text-helper.js
index 220b1d3f..6ff5ad47 100644
--- a/src/helpers/text-helper.js
+++ b/src/helpers/text-helper.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export function stripRteStyle(stringWithStyleTag) {
  * @returns {string} converted string wrapped in an <ol>
  */
 export function createOrderedListFromStringOfParagraphs(stringOfParagraphs) {
-    return `<ol>${stringOfParagraphs.replaceAll('<p>', '<li>').replaceAll('</p>', '</li>')}</ol>`;
+    return `<ol>${stringOfParagraphs.replaceAll('<p></p>', '').replaceAll('<p>', '<li>').replaceAll('</p>', '</li>')}</ol>`;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/helpers/text-helper.spec.js b/src/helpers/text-helper.spec.js
index fcb7a88d..689d5c59 100644
--- a/src/helpers/text-helper.spec.js
+++ b/src/helpers/text-helper.spec.js
@@ -74,12 +74,23 @@ describe('text-helper', () => {
     ])('formatAmountInDollars(%s) should return %s', (amount, expected) => {
         expect(formatAmountInDollars(amount)).toBe(expected);
     });
-    test('returns orderedlist from paragraph string', () => {
-        // Arrange
-        const testData = '<p>String one</p><p>String two</p>';
-        const expected = '<ol><li>String one</li><li>String two</li></ol>';
+    describe('createOrderedListFromStringOfParagraphs', () => {
+        test('returns orderedlist from paragraph string', () => {
+            // Arrange
+            const testData = '<p>String one</p><p>String two</p>';
+            const expected = '<ol><li>String one</li><li>String two</li></ol>';
 
-        // Assert
-        expect(createOrderedListFromStringOfParagraphs(testData)).toBe(expected);
+            // Assert
+            expect(createOrderedListFromStringOfParagraphs(testData)).toBe(expected);
+        });
+
+        test('returns orderedlist from paragraph string with empty <p> tag', () => {
+            // Arrange
+            const testData = '<p>String one</p><p>String two</p><p></p>';
+            const expected = '<ol><li>String one</li><li>String two</li></ol>';
+
+            // Assert
+            expect(createOrderedListFromStringOfParagraphs(testData)).toBe(expected);
+        });
     });
 });