diff --git a/command.py b/command.py
index 936ab40..4dbe2e7 100644
--- a/command.py
+++ b/command.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     mp = self.manifest.manifestProject
 
     groups = mp.config.GetString('manifest.groups')
-    if groups is None:
+    if not groups:
       groups = 'default,platform-' + platform.system().lower()
     groups = [x for x in re.split('[,\s]+', groups) if x]