diff --git a/src/core/Cline.ts b/src/core/Cline.ts
index 20af9ee565c..65b9aafb311 100644
--- a/src/core/Cline.ts
+++ b/src/core/Cline.ts
@@ -2341,11 +2341,11 @@ export class Cline extends EventEmitter<ClineEvents> {
 									isFileTruncated = true
 
 									const res = await Promise.all([
-										readLines(absolutePath, maxReadFileLine - 1, 0),
+										maxReadFileLine > 0 ? readLines(absolutePath, maxReadFileLine - 1, 0) : [],
 										parseSourceCodeDefinitionsForFile(absolutePath, this.rooIgnoreController),
 									])
 
-									content = addLineNumbers(res[0])
+									content = res[0].length > 0 ? addLineNumbers(res[0]) : ""
 									const result = res[1]
 									if (result) {
 										sourceCodeDef = `\n\n${result}`