diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Perspective.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Perspective.java
index 7f848c9521..ac4e330afc 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Perspective.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Perspective.java
@@ -373,10 +373,14 @@ public class Perspective
 		@Nonnull Client client,
 		@Nonnull Graphics2D graphics,
 		@Nonnull LocalPoint localLocation,
-		@Nonnull String text,
-		int zOffset
-	)
+		@Nullable String text,
+		int zOffset)
 	{
+		if (text == null || "".equals(text))
+		{
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		int plane = client.getPlane();
 
 		Point p = worldToCanvas(client, localLocation.getX(), localLocation.getY(), plane, zOffset);
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/OverlayUtil.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/OverlayUtil.java
index bc457dfc69..b9db556320 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/OverlayUtil.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/ui/overlay/OverlayUtil.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.client.ui.overlay;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import java.awt.BasicStroke;
 import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@ public class OverlayUtil
 
 	public static void renderTextLocation(Graphics2D graphics, Point txtLoc, String text, Color color)
 	{
+		if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(text))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
 		int x = txtLoc.getX();
 		int y = txtLoc.getY();