diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php b/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php
index 0df4522..9555d73 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/WriterAbstract.php
@@ -178,18 +178,15 @@ abstract class WriterAbstract implements WriterInterface
     public function addRow(Row $row)
     {
         if ($this->isWriterOpened) {
-            // empty $dataRow should not add an empty line
-            if ($row->hasCells()) {
-                try {
-                    $this->addRowToWriter($row);
-                } catch (SpoutException $e) {
-                    // if an exception occurs while writing data,
-                    // close the writer and remove all files created so far.
-                    $this->closeAndAttemptToCleanupAllFiles();
+            try {
+                $this->addRowToWriter($row);
+            } catch (SpoutException $e) {
+                // if an exception occurs while writing data,
+                // close the writer and remove all files created so far.
+                $this->closeAndAttemptToCleanupAllFiles();
 
-                    // re-throw the exception to alert developers of the error
-                    throw $e;
-                }
+                // re-throw the exception to alert developers of the error
+                throw $e;
             }
         } else {
             throw new WriterNotOpenedException('The writer needs to be opened before adding row.');
diff --git a/tests/Spout/Writer/CSV/WriterTest.php b/tests/Spout/Writer/CSV/WriterTest.php
index 94a6fc1..f7e4a6e 100644
--- a/tests/Spout/Writer/CSV/WriterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Spout/Writer/CSV/WriterTest.php
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class WriterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     /**
      * @return void
      */
-    public function testWriteShouldSkipEmptyRows()
+    public function testWriteShouldNotSkipEmptyRows()
     {
         $allRows = $this->createRowsFromValues([
             ['csv--11', 'csv--12'],
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class WriterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $writtenContent = $this->writeToCsvFileAndReturnWrittenContent($allRows, 'csv_with_empty_rows.csv');
         $writtenContent = $this->trimWrittenContent($writtenContent);
 
-        $this->assertEquals("csv--11,csv--12\ncsv--31,csv--32", $writtenContent, 'Empty rows should be skipped');
+        $this->assertEquals("csv--11,csv--12\n\ncsv--31,csv--32", $writtenContent, 'Empty rows should be skipped');
     }
 
     /**