diff --git a/android/plugins/network/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/network/NetworkFlipperPlugin.java b/android/plugins/network/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/network/NetworkFlipperPlugin.java
index 0a9ada40c..35f1db1aa 100644
--- a/android/plugins/network/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/network/NetworkFlipperPlugin.java
+++ b/android/plugins/network/src/main/java/com/facebook/flipper/plugins/network/NetworkFlipperPlugin.java
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ public class NetworkFlipperPlugin extends BufferingFlipperPlugin implements Netw
             int numChunks =
                 responseInfo.body == null
                     ? 1
-                    : (int) Math.ceil((double) responseInfo.body.length / MAX_BODY_SIZE_IN_BYTES);
+                    : Math.max(
+                        (int) Math.ceil((double) responseInfo.body.length / MAX_BODY_SIZE_IN_BYTES),
+                        1);
 
             for (int i = 0; i < numChunks; i++) {
               byte[] chunk =
diff --git a/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx b/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx
index 98b13abf9..1f85830e3 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/plugins/network/index.tsx
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export function plugin(client: PluginClient<Events, Methods>) {
 
           // convert data TODO: we only want this for non-binary data! See D23403095
           const responseData =
-            response && response.data ? decodeBody(response) : null;
+            response && response.data ? decodeBody(response) : '';
 
           const newNextRouteId = nextRouteId.get();
           routes.update((draft) => {