diff --git a/rust/src/packet_id.rs b/rust/src/packet_id.rs
index 17a6db3..c855dcb 100644
--- a/rust/src/packet_id.rs
+++ b/rust/src/packet_id.rs
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ pub struct PacketId<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> PacketId<'a> {
     pub fn from_bytes(bytes: &'a [u8]) -> Option<Self> {
-        let mut parsed: Vec<Option<&'a [u8]>> = vec![None; 5];
+        let mut parsed: Vec<Option<&'a [u8]>> = Vec::with_capacity(5);
         let mut parser = PsycListParser::new();
-        let mut parsing_error = false;
-        for slice in &mut parsed {
+        for _i in 0..5 {
             match parser.parse(bytes) {
-                Ok(PsycListParserResult::ListElement {value: v}) => *slice = Some(v),
-                _ => parsing_error = true
+                Ok(PsycListParserResult::ListElement {value: b""}) => parsed.push(None),
+                Ok(PsycListParserResult::ListElement {value: v}) => parsed.push(Some(v)),
+                _ => break
             }
         }
-        if parsing_error {
+        if parsed.len() < 5 {
             None
         } else {
             let result = PacketId {
diff --git a/rust/tests/test_list_parser.rs b/rust/tests/test_list_parser.rs
index aab73ed..5c3ffb8 100644
--- a/rust/tests/test_list_parser.rs
+++ b/rust/tests/test_list_parser.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ fn test_empty() {
     assert_eq!(parser.parse(&test_data).unwrap(), PsycListParserResult::Complete);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_empty_element() {
+    let test_data = "|".to_string().into_bytes();
+
+    let mut parser = PsycListParser::new();
+
+    let expected = PsycListParserResult::ListElement {
+        value: b""
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(parser.parse(&test_data).unwrap(), expected);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_incomplete() {
     let test_data1 = "|8 element".to_string().into_bytes();