Index: src/main/java/org/jboss/modcluster/mcmp/MCMPUtils.java
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--- src/main/java/org/jboss/modcluster/mcmp/MCMPUtils.java	(revision 2161)
+++ src/main/java/org/jboss/modcluster/mcmp/MCMPUtils.java	(working copy)
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
    
    public static List<AddressPort> parseProxies(String proxyList)
    {
-      if (proxyList == null) return Collections.emptyList();
+      if (proxyList == null || proxyList.length() == 0) return Collections.emptyList();
       
       String[] tokens = proxyList.split(",");