diff --git a/sub/xpat/src/hexdump.rs b/sub/xpat/src/hexdump.rs
index caba39b..6577879 100644
--- a/sub/xpat/src/hexdump.rs
+++ b/sub/xpat/src/hexdump.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ const SEP: &str = " | ";
 pub struct HexDump<'s, T: Scannable + ?Sized, R: RangeBounds<usize>>(pub &'s T, pub R);
 
 pub fn hex<
-    's, 
-    T: Scannable + ?Sized, 
+    's,
+    T: Scannable + ?Sized,
     R: RangeBounds<usize>
 >(
-    data: &'s T, 
+    data: &'s T,
     range:R
 ) -> HexDump<'s, T, R> {
     HexDump(data, range)
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ impl<'s, T: Scannable + ?Sized, R: RangeBounds<usize>> Display for HexDump<'s, T
             (start, end)
         };
 
+        // if there is nothing to print then just return...
+        // this also prevents the ilog below from crashing :)
+        if end == 0 || start > end {
+            return Ok(())
+        }
+
         // the number of digits the address column should have
         let digits = (end.ilog(16) as usize + 1).max(4);