diff --git a/src/Http/PendingTurboStreamResponse.php b/src/Http/PendingTurboStreamResponse.php
index 167ac3e..a51cc1e 100644
--- a/src/Http/PendingTurboStreamResponse.php
+++ b/src/Http/PendingTurboStreamResponse.php
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ private function contentAsRendering()
      */
     public function toResponse($request)
     {
-        if (! in_array($this->useAction, ['remove', 'refresh']) && ! $this->partialView && ! $this->inlineContent) {
+        if (! in_array($this->useAction, ['remove', 'refresh']) && ! $this->partialView && $this->inlineContent === null) {
             throw TurboStreamResponseFailedException::missingPartial();
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Http/ResponseMacrosTest.php b/tests/Http/ResponseMacrosTest.php
index 68031b0..7263442 100644
--- a/tests/Http/ResponseMacrosTest.php
+++ b/tests/Http/ResponseMacrosTest.php
@@ -981,6 +981,23 @@ public function response_builder_fails_when_partial_is_missing_and_not_a_remove_
             ->toResponse(new Request);
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function response_builder_doesnt_fail_when_partial_is_empty_string()
+    {
+        $response = response()
+            ->turboStream()
+            ->update('example_target', '')
+            ->toResponse(new Request);
+
+        $expected = view('turbo-laravel::turbo-stream', [
+            'action' => 'update',
+            'target' => 'example_target',
+            'content' => '',
+        ])->render();
+
+        $this->assertEquals(trim($expected), trim($response->getContent()));
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function refresh_shorthand()
     {