1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.frameworkadmin.equinox/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/frameworkadmin/equinox/ParserUtils.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.frameworkadmin.equinox/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/frameworkadmin/equinox/ParserUtils.java
index abde19f03..ff4c32b12 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.frameworkadmin.equinox/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/frameworkadmin/equinox/ParserUtils.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.frameworkadmin.equinox/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/frameworkadmin/equinox/ParserUtils.java
@@ -144,8 +144,11 @@ public class ParserUtils {
 			if (args.get(i) == null)
 				continue;
 			if (((String) args.get(i)).equalsIgnoreCase(arg)) {
-				if (i + 1 < args.size() && args.get(i + 1) != null && ((String) args.get(i + 1)).charAt(0) != '-')
-					return (String) args.get(i + 1);
+				if (i + 1 < args.size()) {
+					String value = (String) args.get(i + 1);
+					if (value != null && value.length() > 0 && value.charAt(0) != '-')
+						return value;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return null;