diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql.inc.php
index f020a1004a..9e514e3c49 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql.inc.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 			global $phpgw, $phpgw_info;
 			static $name_list;
 
-			if($name_list[$account_lid])
+			if($name_list[$account_lid] && $name_list[$account_lid] != '')
 			{
 				return $name_list[$account_lid];
 			}
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql_wip.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql_wip.inc.php
index 4d33adc959..9d20a54590 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql_wip.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts_sql_wip.inc.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
 			global $phpgw, $phpgw_info;
 			static $name_list;
 
-			if($name_list[$account_lid])
+			if($name_list[$account_lid] && $name_list[$account_lid] != '')
 			{
 				return $name_list[$account_lid];
 			}