--- a/mcabber/mcabber/xmpp.c	Mon Apr 12 23:24:20 2010 +0200
+++ b/mcabber/mcabber/xmpp.c	Mon Apr 12 23:40:14 2010 +0200
@@ -1402,6 +1402,8 @@
     ust = offline;
 
   ustmsg = lm_message_node_get_child_value(m->node, "status");
+  if (ustmsg && !*ustmsg)
+    ustmsg = NULL;
 
   // Timestamp?
   timestamp = lm_message_node_get_timestamp(m->node);