diff --git a/system/core/Config.php b/system/core/Config.php
index 6841743..5424e5e 100755
--- a/system/core/Config.php
+++ b/system/core/Config.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 		log_message('debug', 'Config Class Initialized');
 
 		// Set the base_url automatically if none was provided
-		if ($this->config['base_url'] == '')
+		if (empty($this->config['base_url']))
 		{
 			if (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']))
 			{