diff --git a/nushell/config.nu b/nushell/config.nu
index f06d4c9..897b5af 100644
--- a/nushell/config.nu
+++ b/nushell/config.nu
@@ -91,17 +91,29 @@ def _ls_format_mode [mode: string] {
 }
 
 def l [dir?: string] {
-    _ls (if $dir == null { "" } else { $dir })
+    let output = _ls (if $dir == null { "" } else { $dir })
         | sort-by type name -i
-        | grid -c -s "  "
-        | cat
+
+    if ($output | length) == 0 {
+        "" | cat
+    } else {
+        $output
+            | grid -c -s "  "
+            | cat
+    }
 }
 
 def ls [dir?: string] {
-    _ls (if $dir == null { "" } else { $dir })
+    let output = _ls (if $dir == null { "" } else { $dir })
         | sort-by type name -i
-        | grid -c -s "  "
-        | cat
+
+    if ($output | length) == 0 {
+        "" | cat
+    } else {
+        $output
+            | grid -c -s "  "
+            | cat
+    }
 }
 
 def la [dir?: string] {