diff --git a/lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py b/lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py
index 1726e197..d2e4176b 100644
--- a/lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py
+++ b/lightrag/api/routers/document_routes.py
@@ -1006,8 +1006,8 @@ def _extract_docx(file_bytes: bytes) -> str:
 
             paragraph = Paragraph(element, doc)
             text = paragraph.text.strip()
-            # Always append to preserve document spacing (including blank paragraphs)
-            content_parts.append(text)
+            if text:
+                content_parts.append(text)
 
         # Check if element is a table
         elif element.tag.endswith("tbl"):
@@ -1021,10 +1021,9 @@ def _extract_docx(file_bytes: bytes) -> str:
                 row_text = []
                 for cell in row.cells:
                     cell_text = cell.text.strip()
-                    # Always append cell text to preserve column structure
-                    row_text.append(cell_text)
-                # Only add row if at least one cell has content
-                if any(cell for cell in row_text):
+                    if cell_text:
+                        row_text.append(cell_text)
+                if row_text:
                     content_parts.append("\t".join(row_text))
 
     return "\n".join(content_parts)