diff --git a/src/DocBlock/Tags/Generic.php b/src/DocBlock/Tags/Generic.php
index 06ad38d..444bad4 100644
--- a/src/DocBlock/Tags/Generic.php
+++ b/src/DocBlock/Tags/Generic.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Generic extends BaseTag implements Factory\StaticMethod
         Assert::stringNotEmpty($name);
         Assert::notNull($descriptionFactory);
 
-        $description = $descriptionFactory && $body ? $descriptionFactory->create($body, $context) : null;
+        $description = $descriptionFactory && $body !== "" ? $descriptionFactory->create($body, $context) : null;
 
         return new static($name, $description);
     }