diff --git a/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown.lua b/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown.lua
index aba08930a..f3121eda1 100644
--- a/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown.lua	
+++ b/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown.lua	
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 --[[
 @description ReaImGui Markdown : A Markdown rendering library for ReaImGui
-@version 0.1.15
+@version 0.1.16
 @author Ben 'Talagan' Babut
 @license MIT
 @donation https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=3YEZMY9D6U8NC&no_recurring=1&currency_code=EUR
 @links
   Forum Thread https://forum.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=301055
 @changelog
-  - [Feature] Text renderer can output with line feeds
-  - [Optim] Factorize fonts with context scope instead of widget scope
+  - [Bug Fix] Crash if widget's first text is set to ""
 @metapackage
 @provides
   [nomain] talagan_ReaImGui Markdown/reaimgui_markdown/**/*.lua
diff --git a/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown/reaimgui_markdown.lua b/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown/reaimgui_markdown.lua
index 82529073d..5bec84357 100644
--- a/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown/reaimgui_markdown.lua	
+++ b/Development/talagan_ReaImGui Markdown/reaimgui_markdown.lua	
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ function ReaImGuiMd:_initialize(ctx, id, options, partial_style)
     self.id         = id
     self.options    = { wrap = true, horizontal_scrollbar = true , width = 0, height = 0, additional_window_flags = 0 }
     self.style      = deepCopy(ImGuiMdCore.DEFAULT_STYLE)
-    self.text       = ""
-    self.ast        = {}
+    self:setText("")
 
     self:setPartialStyle(partial_style)
     self:setOptions(options)