diff --git a/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php b/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php
index 90d836d87f..2672f2eec1 100644
--- a/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php
+++ b/etemplate/inc/class.uietemplate.inc.php
@@ -1329,9 +1329,11 @@ foreach($sess as $key => $val)
 					if (!$readonly && $type != 'buttononly')	// input button, are never submitted back!
 					{
 						$GLOBALS['egw_info']['etemplate']['to_process'][$form_name] = $cell['type'];
-						if ($name == 'cancel' || stripos($name,'[cancel]') !== false)
-						{
-							$GLOBALS['egw_info']['etemplate']['to_process'][$form_name] = 'cancel';
+						if (strlen($name>0) {
+							if ($name == 'cancel' || stripos($name,'[cancel]') !== false)
+							{
+								$GLOBALS['egw_info']['etemplate']['to_process'][$form_name] = 'cancel';
+							}
 						}
 					}
 					break;