diff --git a/jsonrpc_base/jsonrpc.py b/jsonrpc_base/jsonrpc.py
index 0c8ddca..9600f1e 100644
--- a/jsonrpc_base/jsonrpc.py
+++ b/jsonrpc_base/jsonrpc.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def response_id(self):
     def serialize(self):
         """Generate the raw JSON message to be sent to the server"""
         data = {'jsonrpc': '2.0', 'method': self.method}
-        if self.params is not None:
+        if self.params:
             data['params'] = self.params
         if self.msg_id is not None:
             data['id'] = self.msg_id
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 90a0d2e..a636dc6 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -62,11 +62,16 @@ def test_dumps(server):
     )
     # test empty args dict
     assertSameJSON(
-        '''{"params": {}, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "my_method_name", "id":
-        1}''',
+        '''{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "my_method_name", "id": 1}''',
         jsonrpc_base.Request(
             'my_method_name', params={}, msg_id=1).serialize()
     )
+    # test empty args array
+    assertSameJSON(
+        '''{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "my_method_name", "id": 1}''',
+        jsonrpc_base.Request(
+            'my_method_name', params=[], msg_id=1).serialize()
+    )
     # test keyword args
     assertSameJSON(
         '''{"params": {"foo": "bar"}, "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method":