diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ecc6103..67bdd70 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -7984,6 +7984,9 @@ function optionalInt(argumentName, rawValue) {
 }
 exports.optionalInt = optionalInt;
 function optionalStringArray(argumentName, rawValue) {
+    if (rawValue.length === 0) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
     if (typeof rawValue === "string") {
         throw new Error(`${argumentName}: invalid parameter - you provided "${rawValue}". This option expects an list in the EXACT format described in the readme`);
     }
diff --git a/src/parse.ts b/src/parse.ts
index 98f45a4..3e73658 100644
--- a/src/parse.ts
+++ b/src/parse.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ export function optionalInt(argumentName: string, rawValue: string): number | un
 }
 
 export function optionalStringArray(argumentName: string, rawValue: string[]): string[] | undefined {
+    if (rawValue.length === 0) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
     if (typeof rawValue === "string") {
         throw new Error(`${argumentName}: invalid parameter - you provided "${rawValue}". This option expects an list in the EXACT format described in the readme`);
     }