if test -z "$merge_tool"; then
merge_tool=`git config merge.tool`
- if ! valid_tool "$merge_tool"; then
+ if test -n "$merge_tool" && ! valid_tool "$merge_tool"; then
echo >&2 "git config option merge.tool set to unknown tool: $merge_tool"
echo >&2 "Resetting to default..."
unset merge_tool