diff --git a/pym/cl_profile.py b/pym/cl_profile.py
index a949eda..db47e78 100644
--- a/pym/cl_profile.py
+++ b/pym/cl_profile.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class _terms(_error):
                                 else:
                                     listEqual.append("0")
                             else:
-                                if valVars == "":
+                                if not flagNotEmptyVals:
                                     listEqual.append("0")
                                 else:
                                     self.setError("'%s'"%term + " "\