--- a/src/protocols/novell/novell.c Thu Aug 05 18:57:22 2004 +0000 +++ b/src/protocols/novell/novell.c Thu Aug 05 19:18:06 2004 +0000 @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ nm_user_record_get_display_id(user_record)); alias = gaim_buddy_get_alias(buddy); - if (alias == NULL || (strcmp(alias, buddy->name) == 0)) { + if (alias == NULL || *alias == '\0' || (strcmp(alias, buddy->name) == 0)) { gaim_blist_alias_buddy(buddy, nm_user_record_get_full_name(user_record));