diff --git a/extensions/schema-compare/src/schemaCompareMainWindow.ts b/extensions/schema-compare/src/schemaCompareMainWindow.ts
index cfa280d2cc..70a8c15036 100644
--- a/extensions/schema-compare/src/schemaCompareMainWindow.ts
+++ b/extensions/schema-compare/src/schemaCompareMainWindow.ts
@@ -341,13 +341,6 @@ export class SchemaCompareMainWindow {
 			width: '98%'
 		});
 
-		this.splitView.addItem(this.differencesTable);
-		this.splitView.addItem(this.diffEditor);
-		this.splitView.setLayout({
-			orientation: 'vertical',
-			splitViewHeight: 800
-		});
-
 		this.flexModel.removeItem(this.loader);
 		this.flexModel.removeItem(this.waitText);
 		this.resetButtons(ResetButtonState.afterCompareComplete);
@@ -355,6 +348,13 @@ export class SchemaCompareMainWindow {
 		if (this.comparisonResult.differences.length > 0) {
 			this.flexModel.addItem(this.splitView);
 
+			this.splitView.addItem(this.differencesTable);
+			this.splitView.addItem(this.diffEditor);
+			this.splitView.setLayout({
+				orientation: 'vertical',
+				splitViewHeight: 800
+			});
+
 			// create a map of the differences to row numbers
 			for (let i = 0; i < data.length; ++i) {
 				this.diffEntryRowMap.set(this.createDiffEntryKey(this.comparisonResult.differences[i]), i);