diff --git a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Preferences/Preferences.service.js b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Preferences/Preferences.service.js
index 266ed1a40..2680b11a0 100644
--- a/UI/WebServerResources/js/Preferences/Preferences.service.js
+++ b/UI/WebServerResources/js/Preferences/Preferences.service.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         preferences.defaults.Vacation.endDate = 0;
 
       if (preferences.defaults.Vacation.autoReplyEmailAddresses)
-        preferences.defaults.Vacation.autoReplyEmailAddresses = preferences.defaults.Vacation.autoReplyEmailAddresses.split(",");
+        preferences.defaults.Vacation.autoReplyEmailAddresses = _.filter(preferences.defaults.Vacation.autoReplyEmailAddresses.split(","), function(v) { return v.length });
       else
         preferences.defaults.Vacation.autoReplyEmailAddresses = [];
     }