diff --git a/src/main/java/git/lfs/migrate/GitConverter.java b/src/main/java/git/lfs/migrate/GitConverter.java
index 53a5b15..30ed2e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/git/lfs/migrate/GitConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/git/lfs/migrate/GitConverter.java
@@ -262,10 +262,13 @@ public Iterable<TaskKey> depends() throws IOException {
       @Override
       public ObjectId convert(@NotNull ObjectInserter inserter, @NotNull ConvertResolver resolver, @Nullable Uploader uploader) throws IOException {
         final ObjectLoader loader = reader.open(id, Constants.OBJ_BLOB);
+        // Is empty blob (see #21)?
+        if (loader.getSize() == 0) {
+          return copy(inserter, loader);
+        }
         // Is object already converted?
         if (isLfsPointer(loader)) {
-          inserter.insert(loader.getType(), loader.getBytes());
-          return id;
+          return copy(inserter, loader);
         }
         final String hash = (uploader == null) ? createLocalFile(id, loader) : createRemoteFile(id, loader, uploader);
         // Create pointer.
@@ -279,6 +282,13 @@ public ObjectId convert(@NotNull ObjectInserter inserter, @NotNull ConvertResolv
     };
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  private ObjectId copy(@NotNull ObjectInserter inserter, @NotNull ObjectLoader loader) throws IOException {
+    try (ObjectStream stream = loader.openStream()) {
+      return inserter.insert(loader.getType(), loader.getSize(), stream);
+    }
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   private String createRemoteFile(@NotNull ObjectId id, @NotNull ObjectLoader loader, @NotNull Uploader uploader) throws IOException {
     // Create LFS stream.
@@ -408,11 +418,7 @@ public Iterable<TaskKey> depends() throws IOException {
       @NotNull
       @Override
       public ObjectId convert(@NotNull ObjectInserter inserter, @NotNull ConvertResolver resolver, @Nullable Uploader uploader) throws IOException {
-        final ObjectLoader loader = reader.open(id);
-        try (ObjectStream stream = loader.openStream()) {
-          inserter.insert(loader.getType(), loader.getSize(), stream);
-        }
-        return id;
+        return copy(inserter, reader.open(id));
       }
     };
   }