diff --git a/src/wasm_test/compare.rs b/src/wasm_test/compare.rs
index f4f97c5..680303f 100644
--- a/src/wasm_test/compare.rs
+++ b/src/wasm_test/compare.rs
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ pub(crate) fn wasm_get_emacs_standard_properties(
 
 fn wasm_compare_list<'e, 's: 'e, 'w, EI, WI>(
     source: &'s str,
-    emacs: EI,
+    mut emacs: EI,
     wasm: WI,
 ) -> Result<WasmDiffResult<'s>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
 where
@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@ where
 {
     let emacs_length = emacs.len();
     let wasm_length = wasm.len();
+    if emacs_length == 1 && wasm_length == 0 {
+        if emacs.all(|t| matches!(t.as_atom(), Ok(r#""""#))) {
+            return Ok(WasmDiffResult::default());
+        }
+    }
     if emacs_length != wasm_length {
         return Ok(WasmDiffResult {
             status: vec![WasmDiffStatus::Bad(