key = dot + 1;
        }
 
-       if (!strcmp(key, "helper"))
-               string_list_append(&c->helpers, value);
-       else if (!strcmp(key, "username")) {
+       if (!strcmp(key, "helper")) {
+               if (*value)
+                       string_list_append(&c->helpers, value);
+               else
+                       string_list_clear(&c->helpers, 0);
+       } else if (!strcmp(key, "username")) {
                if (!c->username)
                        c->username = xstrdup(value);
        }