diff --git a/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslator.swift b/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslator.swift
index 839ef0fa1..f29019dad 100644
--- a/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslator.swift
+++ b/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslator.swift
@@ -72,13 +72,23 @@ struct IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslator: Translator {
       }
     }
 
-    let fileDescription = FileDescription(
-      topComment: .preFormatted(codeGenerationRequest.leadingTrivia),
-      imports: try self.makeImports(
+    let imports: [ImportDescription]
+    if codeBlocks.isEmpty {
+      imports = []
+      codeBlocks.append(
+        CodeBlock(comment: .inline("This file contained no services."))
+      )
+    } else {
+      imports = try self.makeImports(
         dependencies: codeGenerationRequest.dependencies,
         accessLevel: accessLevel,
         accessLevelOnImports: accessLevelOnImports
-      ),
+      )
+    }
+
+    let fileDescription = FileDescription(
+      topComment: .preFormatted(codeGenerationRequest.leadingTrivia),
+      imports: imports,
       codeBlocks: codeBlocks
     )
 
diff --git a/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/SourceGenerator.swift b/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/SourceGenerator.swift
index 709a96e9d..5a7b68572 100644
--- a/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/SourceGenerator.swift
+++ b/Sources/GRPCCodeGen/SourceGenerator.swift
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public struct SourceGenerator: Sendable {
     let translator = IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslator()
     let textRenderer = TextBasedRenderer(indentation: self.config.indentation)
 
-    var structuredSwiftRepresentation = try translator.translate(
+    let structuredSwiftRepresentation = try translator.translate(
       codeGenerationRequest: request,
       accessLevel: self.config.accessLevel,
       accessLevelOnImports: self.config.accessLevelOnImports,
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@ public struct SourceGenerator: Sendable {
       server: self.config.server
     )
 
-    if structuredSwiftRepresentation.file.contents.codeBlocks.isEmpty {
-      structuredSwiftRepresentation.file.contents.imports = []
-      structuredSwiftRepresentation.file.contents.codeBlocks.append(
-        CodeBlock(comment: .inline("This file contained no services."))
-      )
-    }
-
     let sourceFile = try textRenderer.render(structured: structuredSwiftRepresentation)
 
     return sourceFile
diff --git a/Tests/GRPCCodeGenTests/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslatorSnippetBasedTests.swift b/Tests/GRPCCodeGenTests/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslatorSnippetBasedTests.swift
index a64fe0451..dfc09e84b 100644
--- a/Tests/GRPCCodeGenTests/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslatorSnippetBasedTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/GRPCCodeGenTests/Internal/Translator/IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslatorSnippetBasedTests.swift
@@ -298,6 +298,25 @@ final class IDLToStructuredSwiftTranslatorSnippetBasedTests: XCTestCase {
     )
   }
 
+  func testEmptyFileGeneration() throws {
+    let expectedSwift =
+      """
+      /// Some really exciting license header 2023.
+
+
+      // This file contained no services.
+      """
+    try self.assertIDLToStructuredSwiftTranslation(
+      codeGenerationRequest: makeCodeGenerationRequest(
+        services: [],
+        dependencies: []
+      ),
+      expectedSwift: expectedSwift,
+      accessLevel: .public,
+      server: true
+    )
+  }
+
   private func assertIDLToStructuredSwiftTranslation(
     codeGenerationRequest: CodeGenerationRequest,
     expectedSwift: String,