1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/widgets/statusbar.rs b/src/widgets/statusbar.rs
index 61ce1a3..9375d95 100644
--- a/src/widgets/statusbar.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/statusbar.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 use ratatui::{
     crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent},
     layout::{Alignment, Rect},
@@ -23,12 +22,12 @@ pub struct StatusBar {
 impl StatusBar {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            left: String::new(),
+            left: "".to_string(),
             left_style: Style::default(),
-            middle: String::new(),
+            middle: " ".to_string(),
             middle_style: Style::default(),
             middle_alignment: Alignment::Center,
-            right: String::new(),
+            right: "".to_string(),
             right_style: Style::default(),
             input: None,
             cursor: 0,
@@ -46,7 +45,11 @@ impl StatusBar {
     where
         S: AsRef<str>,
     {
-        self.middle = text.as_ref().to_string();
+        if text.as_ref().is_empty() {
+            self.middle = " ".to_string();
+        } else {
+            self.middle = text.as_ref().to_string();
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn set_right<S>(&mut self, text: S)