diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/ElmClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/ElmClientCodegen.java
index d60d2dbcb74..3a14bffe4dd 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/ElmClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/ElmClientCodegen.java
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ public class ElmClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
                     response.isModel = !response.primitiveType;
                 }
             });
+            // an empty string is truthy so we explicitly set empty notes to null
+            // So we don't print empty notes
+            if (op.notes != null && op.notes.isEmpty())
+                op.notes = null;
         });
 
         final boolean includeTime = anyOperationResponse(ops, response -> response.isDate || response.isDateTime) ||