runparams.pass_thru = isPassThru();
InsetText::latex(ots, runparams);
TexString ts = ots.release();
- bool const add_braces = ldelim != "{" && support::contains(ts.str, rdelim);
+ bool const add_braces = !ldelim.empty() && ldelim != "{"
+ && support::contains(ts.str, rdelim);
os << ldelim;
if (add_braces)
os << '{';