diff --git a/spacy/cli/init_model.py b/spacy/cli/init_model.py
index 17a99f2e2..3de17e70f 100644
--- a/spacy/cli/init_model.py
+++ b/spacy/cli/init_model.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def create_model(lang, lex_attrs, vectors_data, vector_keys, prune_vectors):
                 lexeme = nlp.vocab[word]
                 lexeme.is_oov = False
                 lex_added += 1
-    if vectors_data:
+    if vectors_data is not None:
         nlp.vocab.vectors = Vectors(data=vectors_data, keys=vector_keys)
     if prune_vectors >= 1:
         nlp.vocab.prune_vectors(prune_vectors)