diff --git a/fastapi_hypermodel/hal/hal_hypermodel.py b/fastapi_hypermodel/hal/hal_hypermodel.py
index 9e0ae31..8c365dd 100644
--- a/fastapi_hypermodel/hal/hal_hypermodel.py
+++ b/fastapi_hypermodel/hal/hal_hypermodel.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def add_hypermodels_to_embedded(self: Self) -> Self:
         embedded: Dict[str, Union[Self, Sequence[Self]]] = {}
         for name, field in self:
             value: Sequence[Union[Any, Self]] = (
-                field if isinstance(field, Sequence) else [field]
+                field if isinstance(field, Sequence) and len(field) else [field]
             )
 
             if not all(isinstance(element, HALHyperModel) for element in value):