diff --git a/acme.sh b/acme.sh
index 358ddff5..ad825435 100755
--- a/acme.sh
+++ b/acme.sh
@@ -5543,10 +5543,13 @@ showcsr() {
   _initpath
 
   _csrsubj=$(_readSubjectFromCSR "$_csrfile")
-  if [ "$?" != "0" ] || [ -z "$_csrsubj" ]; then
+  if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
     _err "Can not read subject from csr: $_csrfile"
     return 1
   fi
+  if [ -z "$_csrsubj" ]; then
+    _info "The Subject is empty"
+  fi
 
   _info "Subject=$_csrsubj"