diff --git a/sites/all/modules/nodereferrer/nodereferrer.module b/sites/all/modules/nodereferrer/nodereferrer.module
index 692f1a1..34e6c23 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/nodereferrer/nodereferrer.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/nodereferrer/nodereferrer.module
@@ -497,10 +497,12 @@ function nodereferrer_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $insta
             $rendered_nodes[$node->nid]['#suffix'] = '</span>';
           }*/
         }
-        $result[$delta] = array(
-          '#theme' => 'item_list',
-          '#items' => $rendered_nodes,
-        );
+        if (!empty($rendered_nodes)) {
+          $result[$delta] = array(
+            '#theme' => 'item_list',
+            '#items' => $rendered_nodes,
+          );
+        }
       }
       break;