diff --git a/helix-view/src/info.rs b/helix-view/src/info.rs
index f75a8913e..0fc77acea 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/info.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/info.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl Info {
 
         Self {
             title: title.to_string(),
-            width: text.lines().map(|l| l.width()).max().unwrap() as u16,
+            width: text.lines().map(|l| l.width()).max().unwrap_or(body.len()) as u16,
             // height: (body.len() + newlines) as u16,
             height,
             text,