diff --git a/filters/filters.go b/filters/filters.go
index a3374ac..d81d97d 100644
--- a/filters/filters.go
+++ b/filters/filters.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ func (f *T) Marshal(dst by) (b by) {
 
 func (f *T) Unmarshal(b by) (r by, err er) {
 	r = b[:]
+	if len(r) < 1 {
+		err = errorf.E("cannot unmarshal nothing")
+		return
+	}
 	for len(r) > 0 {
 		switch r[0] {
 		case '[':
diff --git a/version b/version
index b7c8e16..6c4fc20 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.7.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.7.1
\ No newline at end of file