diff --git a/src/prettyPrinter.ts b/src/prettyPrinter.ts
index db8c64c96..6d55bc43c 100644
--- a/src/prettyPrinter.ts
+++ b/src/prettyPrinter.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ const createContext = (spaces: number): Context<ContextModel> => {
     const indent = (rows: readonly ContextModel[]) =>
         block(rows).map((f) => (level: number) => f(level + 1));
     const braced = (rows: readonly ContextModel[]) =>
-        block([row(`{`), indent(rows), row(`}`)]);
+        block(
+            rows.length > 0 ? [row(`{`), indent(rows), row(`}`)] : [row("{}")],
+        );
     const list = <T>(items: readonly T[], print: Printer<T>) =>
         items.map((node) => print(node)(ctx));
     const grouped = <T, V>({
@@ -695,7 +697,7 @@ export const ppAstFuncId = (func: A.AstFuncId): string => func.text;
 //
 
 export const ppStatementBlock: Printer<A.AstStatement[]> = (stmts) => (c) =>
-    c.braced(stmts.length === 0 ? [c.row("")] : c.list(stmts, ppAstStatement));
+    c.braced(stmts.length === 0 ? [] : c.list(stmts, ppAstStatement));
 
 export const ppAsmInstructionsBlock: Printer<A.AstAsmInstruction[]> =
     (instructions) => (c) =>
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/case-bin-ops.tact b/src/test/contracts/case-bin-ops.tact
index 2e4e2cd4d..92232148d 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/case-bin-ops.tact
+++ b/src/test/contracts/case-bin-ops.tact
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ contract SampleContract {
 
     init() {
         self.a = (1 + 2 - 3) / 4 % 5 | 255 & 53 ^ 2;
-        if (1 > 2 || 3 == 0 && (5 - 3) * 10 > 0) {
-
-        }
+        if (1 > 2 || 3 == 0 && (5 - 3) * 10 > 0) {}
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/case-message-opcode.tact b/src/test/contracts/case-message-opcode.tact
index ea696de45..ce4ce5f97 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/case-message-opcode.tact
+++ b/src/test/contracts/case-message-opcode.tact
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ message(DEADBEEF + 1) MyMessageWithExprOpcode {
     a: Int;
 }
 
-contract TestContract {
-}
+contract TestContract {}
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/case-traits.tact b/src/test/contracts/case-traits.tact
index 69d07cb5b..ab17eea8f 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/case-traits.tact
+++ b/src/test/contracts/case-traits.tact
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-@interface("") trait B {
-}
+@interface("") trait B {}
 
 trait C {
     abstract get fun d(e: String): String;
@@ -12,9 +11,7 @@ trait Ownable with B {
     const someNum: Int = 2;
     abstract const something: Int;
 
-    receive("message") {
-
-    }
+    receive("message") {}
 
     fun requireOwner() {
         nativeThrowUnless(132, context().sender == self.owner);
@@ -35,4 +32,4 @@ trait Ownable with B {
         self.owner = owner;
         self.value = 1;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-bin-ops.tact b/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-bin-ops.tact
index b720ef96f..a83f27fbf 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-bin-ops.tact
+++ b/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-bin-ops.tact
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ contract contract_0 {
 
     init() {
         self.a = (1 + 2 - 3) / 4 % 5 | 255 & 53 ^ 2;
-        if (1 > 2 || 3 == 0 && (5 - 3) * 10 > 0) {
-
-        }
+        if (1 > 2 || 3 == 0 && (5 - 3) * 10 > 0) {}
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-message-opcode.tact b/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-message-opcode.tact
index 683a72ceb..7c58e2b2f 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-message-opcode.tact
+++ b/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-message-opcode.tact
@@ -30,5 +30,4 @@ message(constant_def_5 + 1) message_decl_6 {
 
 const constant_def_5: Int = 0xdeadbeef;
 
-contract contract_7 {
-}
+contract contract_7 {}
diff --git a/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-traits.tact b/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-traits.tact
index 967178b84..0c7cd47b1 100644
--- a/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-traits.tact
+++ b/src/test/contracts/renamer-expected/case-traits.tact
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-@interface("") trait trait_0 {
-}
+@interface("") trait trait_0 {}
 
 trait trait_1 {
     abstract get fun function_decl_2(e: String): String;
@@ -12,9 +11,7 @@ trait trait_3 with B {
     const constant_def_4: Int = 2;
     abstract const constant_decl_5: Int;
 
-    receive("message") {
-
-    }
+    receive("message") {}
 
     fun function_def_6() {
         nativeThrowUnless(132, context().sender == self.owner);