--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoAccessibility.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/GeckoAccessibility.java
@@ -203,18 +203,18 @@ public class GeckoAccessibility {
 
             final JSONArray textArray = message.optJSONArray("text");
             StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
             if (textArray != null && textArray.length() > 0) {
                 sb.append(textArray.optString(0));
                 for (int i = 1; i < textArray.length(); i++) {
                     sb.append(" ").append(textArray.optString(i));
                 }
+                sVirtualCursorNode.setText(sb.toString());
             }
-            sVirtualCursorNode.setText(sb.toString());
             sVirtualCursorNode.setContentDescription(message.optString("description"));
 
             JSONObject bounds = message.optJSONObject("bounds");
             if (bounds != null) {
                 Rect relativeBounds = new Rect(bounds.optInt("left"), bounds.optInt("top"),
                                                bounds.optInt("right"), bounds.optInt("bottom"));
                 sVirtualCursorNode.setBoundsInParent(relativeBounds);
                 int[] locationOnScreen = new int[2];