diff --git a/src/application/latexer_ifelse.py b/src/application/latexer_ifelse.py
index 0a7b42e4..0f529a0c 100644
--- a/src/application/latexer_ifelse.py
+++ b/src/application/latexer_ifelse.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ def add_branch(self, keyword: str, body: str):
             self.latex += "\n"
             self.latex += rf"    }}{{\ifthenelse{{\equal{{#1}}{{{keyword}}}}}{{"
             self._num_parentheses_to_close += 1
-        self.keywords.append(keyword)
+
+        if keyword != "":
+            self.keywords.append(keyword)
 
         # Body
         self.latex += "\n"