diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/p2p/NetworkPayload.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/p2p/NetworkPayload.scala
index bcb97eb358..61a1b784c5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/p2p/NetworkPayload.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/core/p2p/NetworkPayload.scala
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ trait GetHeadersMessage extends DataPayload {
     val count = hashCount.toInt
     // only display first hash, otherwise this gets really long
     val hashesStr = hashes match {
+      case Nil         => "empty"
       case head +: Nil => head.toString
       case head +: _   => s"$head, ..."
     }