diff --git a/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp b/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp
index 6a2221e05..6fc955c61 100644
--- a/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/std/stringview.hpp
@@ -104,13 +104,16 @@ constexpr ox::Result<int> strToInt(StringViewCR str) noexcept {
 	OX_ALLOW_UNSAFE_BUFFERS_BEGIN
 	int total = 0;
 	int multiplier = 1;
+	if (str.len() == 0) [[unlikely]] {
+		return Error{1, "Empty string passed to strToInt"};
+	}
 	for (auto i = static_cast<int64_t>(str.len()) - 1; i != -1; --i) {
 		auto s = static_cast<std::size_t>(i);
 		if (str[s] >= '0' && str[s] <= '9') {
 			total += (str[s] - '0') * multiplier;
 			multiplier *= 10;
 		} else {
-			return ox::Error(1);
+			return ox::Error{1};
 		}
 	}
 	return total;