--- trunk/webwork2/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Problem.pm	2003/06/26 17:40:52	1279
+++ trunk/webwork2/lib/WeBWorK/ContentGenerator/Problem.pm	2003/07/09 01:54:31	1326
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@
 }
 sub nbsp {
 	my $str = shift;
-	($str) ? $str : ' ';  # returns non-breaking space for empty strings
+	($str eq '') ? ' ' : $str  ;  # returns non-breaking space for empty strings
 }
 sub viewOptions($) {
 	my $self = shift;