diff --git a/pkg/changelog/markdown.go b/pkg/changelog/markdown.go
index 8a5c006..64bc5e5 100644
--- a/pkg/changelog/markdown.go
+++ b/pkg/changelog/markdown.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ func NewMarkdownGenerator(path string, version string, t time.Time) *MarkdownGen
 }
 
 func (g *MarkdownGenerator) Generate(commits []convention.Commit) error {
-	if len(commits) == 0 {
+	lines := g.getLines(commits)
+	if len(lines) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	lines := g.getLines(commits)
 	previousLines := g.getPreviousLines()
 
 	lines = append(lines, previousLines...)
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ func (g *MarkdownGenerator) Generate(commits []convention.Commit) error {
 }
 
 func (g *MarkdownGenerator) getLines(commits []convention.Commit) []string {
+	if len(commits) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	lines := make([]string, 0, defaultLinesLen)
 	lines = append(lines, markdownTitle)
 	lines = append(lines, g.composeVersionHeader())