diff -r 181ebb961493 -r 2a14281b124b console/gntrequest.c
--- a/console/gntrequest.c	Wed Aug 09 17:22:55 2006 +0000
+++ b/console/gntrequest.c	Wed Aug 09 18:00:38 2006 +0000
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@
 			else if (type == GAIM_REQUEST_FIELD_STRING)
 			{
 				GntWidget *entry = field->ui_data;
-				gaim_request_field_string_set_value(field, gnt_entry_get_text(GNT_ENTRY(entry)));
+				const char *text = gnt_entry_get_text(GNT_ENTRY(entry));
+				gaim_request_field_string_set_value(field, (text && *text) ? text : NULL);
 			}
 			else if (type == GAIM_REQUEST_FIELD_INTEGER)
 			{