Index: maven-i18n-plugin/src/java/org/codelutin/i18n/plugin/core/Merge.java
diff -u maven-i18n-plugin/src/java/org/codelutin/i18n/plugin/core/Merge.java:1.6 maven-i18n-plugin/src/java/org/codelutin/i18n/plugin/core/Merge.java:1.7
--- maven-i18n-plugin/src/java/org/codelutin/i18n/plugin/core/Merge.java:1.6	Tue Nov  6 17:19:41 2007
+++ maven-i18n-plugin/src/java/org/codelutin/i18n/plugin/core/Merge.java	Wed Jan  2 16:43:05 2008
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                         if(value != null) {
                             propertiesBundle.put(key, value);
                         } else {
-                            propertiesBundle.put(key, oldKey);
+                            propertiesBundle.put(key, "");
                         }
                     }