--- rat/lonuserstate.pm	2003/12/12 16:38:53	1.68
+++ rat/lonuserstate.pm	2003/12/15 15:26:26	1.69
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Construct and maintain state and binary representation of course for user
 #
-# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.68 2003/12/12 16:38:53 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.69 2003/12/15 15:26:26 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ sub loadmap {
                             } elsif ($turi!~/\.(sequence|page)$/) {
 				$turi='/adm/coursedocs/showdoc'.$turi;
                             }
-                        } else { # normal internal resource
+                        } elsif ($turi) { # normal non-empty internal resource
 			    my $mapdir=$uri;
 			    $mapdir=~s/[^\/]+$//;
 			    $turi=&Apache::lonnet::hreflocation($mapdir,$turi);