diff --git a/fire/formatting.py b/fire/formatting.py
index 68484c27..e5daf684 100644
--- a/fire/formatting.py
+++ b/fire/formatting.py
@@ -50,13 +50,15 @@ def WrappedJoin(items, separator=' | ', width=80):
       if len(current_line) + len(item) <= width:
         current_line += item
       else:
-        lines.append(current_line.rstrip())
+        if current_line:
+          lines.append(current_line.rstrip())
         current_line = item
     else:
       if len(current_line) + len(item) + len(separator) <= width:
         current_line += item + separator
       else:
-        lines.append(current_line.rstrip())
+        if current_line:
+          lines.append(current_line.rstrip())
         current_line = item + separator
 
   lines.append(current_line)
diff --git a/fire/formatting_test.py b/fire/formatting_test.py
index e0f6699d..d1273fc5 100644
--- a/fire/formatting_test.py
+++ b/fire/formatting_test.py
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ def test_wrap_multiple_items(self):
                       'chicken |',
                       'cheese'], lines)
 
+  def test_wrap_oversized_first_item(self):
+    self.assertEqual(['long_command'],
+                     formatting.WrappedJoin(['long_command'], width=5))
+    self.assertEqual(['first |', 'next'],
+                     formatting.WrappedJoin(['first', 'next'], width=5))
+
+  def test_wrap_empty_items(self):
+    self.assertEqual([''], formatting.WrappedJoin([], width=5))
+
   def test_ellipsis_truncate(self):
     text = 'This is a string'
     truncated_text = formatting.EllipsisTruncate(