diff --git a/doc/reference.html b/doc/reference.html
index af2ec0d..c96667c 100644
--- a/doc/reference.html
+++ b/doc/reference.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-
+
Documentation
diff --git a/mxmldoc.c b/mxmldoc.c
index d4426dd..a0d5d1a 100644
--- a/mxmldoc.c
+++ b/mxmldoc.c
@@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ write_description(
else
ptr --;
- if (element[0])
+ if (element && *element)
fprintf(out, "%s", start);
else if (element)
fputs(start, out);
@@ -2757,7 +2757,7 @@ write_description(
else
ptr --;
- if (element[0])
+ if (element && *element)
fprintf(out, "%s", start, start);
else if (element)
fputs(start, out);