diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php
index 63e3e8bb66..cada6b3398 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.xul_io.inc.php
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 					$vals = count($attrs) > 1 ? explode(',',$val) : array($val);
 					while (list($n,$attr) = each($attrs))
 					{
-						if ($val = $vals[$n])
+						if (($val = $vals[$n]) != '')
 						{
 							if ($attr == 'span')
 							{