diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
index 8c43b80f1e..8d60f01938 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -544,7 +544,9 @@ def add_smooth_cubic_curve_to(self, handle: Vect3, point: Vect3) -> Self:
 
     def has_new_path_started(self) -> bool:
         points = self.get_points()
-        if len(points) == 1:
+        if len(points) == 0:
+            return False
+        elif len(points) == 1:
             return True
         return self.consider_points_equal(points[-3], points[-2])