diff --git a/entityform.admin.inc b/entityform.admin.inc
index 34b516b..60fefba 100644
--- a/entityform.admin.inc
+++ b/entityform.admin.inc
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ function entityform_form_wrapper($entityform, $mode = 'submit', $form_context =
     }
   }
   // Instructions get printed even if form is not created.
-  if (!empty($entityform_type->data['instruction_pre'])) {
+  if (!empty($entityform_type->data['instruction_pre']) && !empty($entityform_type->data['instruction_pre']['value'])) {
     $output['intro'] = array(
       '#type' => 'markup',
       '#markup' => "<div class='pre-instructions' >" . $entityform_type->get_prop('instruction_pre') . "</div>",