diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_old.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_old.inc.php
index 965839b864..2a2d8d12ae 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_old.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.etemplate_old.inc.php
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ class etemplate_old extends boetemplate
 		}
 		$form_name = self::form_name($cname,$name);
 
-		if (!empty($name))
+		if ((string)$name !== '')
 		{
 			$value = $this->get_array($content,$name);
 		}