diff --git a/cognite/client/data_classes/raw.py b/cognite/client/data_classes/raw.py
index 34e12bdb6b..ad6ab3c3ab 100644
--- a/cognite/client/data_classes/raw.py
+++ b/cognite/client/data_classes/raw.py
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ def to_pandas(self) -> pandas.DataFrame:  # type: ignore[override]
             pandas.DataFrame: The pandas DataFrame representing this instance.
         """
         pd = local_import("pandas")
-        if self:
-            index, data = zip(*((row.key, row.columns) for row in self))
-            return pd.DataFrame.from_records(data, index=index)
-        return pd.DataFrame(columns=[], index=[])
+        if not self:
+            return pd.DataFrame(columns=[], index=[])
+        index, data = zip(*((row.key, row.columns) for row in self))
+        return pd.DataFrame.from_records(data, index=index)
 
 
 class RowWriteList(RowListCore[RowWrite]):
diff --git a/tests/tests_unit/test_data_classes/test_repr.py b/tests/tests_unit/test_data_classes/test_repr.py
index 9f0c04dc18..d3fc7c4719 100644
--- a/tests/tests_unit/test_data_classes/test_repr.py
+++ b/tests/tests_unit/test_data_classes/test_repr.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 @pytest.mark.dsl
 class TestRepr:
+    # TODO: We should auto-create these tests for all subclasses impl. _repr_html_:
     def test_repr_html(self):
         for cls in [Asset, Datapoints, Sequence, FileMetadata, Row, Table, ThreeDModel]:
             assert len(cls()._repr_html_()) > 0
@@ -26,5 +27,6 @@ def test_repr_html_datapoint(self):
         assert len(Datapoint(timestamp=0, value=0)._repr_html_()) > 0
 
     def test_repr_html_list(self):
-        for cls in [AssetList, DatapointsList, RowList, TableList]:
+        for cls in [AssetList, DatapointsList, TableList]:
             assert len(cls([cls._RESOURCE()])._repr_html_()) > 0
+        assert len(RowList([RowList._RESOURCE("row", columns={})])._repr_html_()) > 0