diff --git a/data/generated.go b/data/generated.go
index 58efecd..2eea4d2 100644
--- a/data/generated.go
+++ b/data/generated.go
@@ -188,7 +188,11 @@ func isSourceMap(path, _ string, content []byte) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	firstLine := getLines(content, 1)[0]
+	firstLine := getFirstLine(content)
+	if len(firstLine) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	for _, r := range sourceMapRegexps {
 		if r.Match(firstLine) {
 			return true
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ func isCompiledCoffeeScript(path, ext string, content []byte) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	firstLine := getLines(content, 1)[0]
+	firstLine := getFirstLine(content)
 	lastLines := getLines(content, -2)
 
 	if string(firstLine) == "(function() {" &&
@@ -753,6 +757,14 @@ func isGeneratedJooq(_, ext string, content []byte) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func getFirstLine(content []byte) []byte {
+	lines := getLines(content, 1)
+	if len(lines) > 0 {
+		return lines[0]
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // getLines returns up to the first n lines. A negative index will return up to
 // the last n lines in reverse order.
 func getLines(content []byte, n int) [][]byte {
diff --git a/data/generated_test.go b/data/generated_test.go
index 9527d46..8dbce04 100644
--- a/data/generated_test.go
+++ b/data/generated_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestGetFirstLineEmptyContent(t *testing.T) {
+	require.Nil(t, getFirstLine(nil))
+}
+
 func TestForEachLine(t *testing.T) {
 	const sample = "foo\nbar\nboomboom\nbleepbloop\n"
 	var lines = strings.Split(sample, "\n")