diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/cards/card_modules/convert_to_native_type.py b/metaflow/plugins/cards/card_modules/convert_to_native_type.py
index e05752ba8f2..df93ae6c48a 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/cards/card_modules/convert_to_native_type.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/cards/card_modules/convert_to_native_type.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def _parse_pandas_column(column_object):
         time_format = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%Z"
         truncate_long_objects = (
             lambda x: x.astype("string").str.slice(0, 30) + "..."
-            if x.astype("string").str.len().max() > 30
+            if len(x) > 0 and x.astype("string").str.len().max() > 30
             else x.astype("string")
         )
         type_parser = {