this function can sometimes apply on None

medialab · Sep 12, 2019 · f56c7fe · f56c7fe
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diff --git a/hyphe_backend/core.tac b/hyphe_backend/core.tac
@@ -2461,7 +2461,9 @@ class Memory_Structure(customJSONRPC):
         # MongoDB considers dots as hierarchy separator in objects and refuses them in object's keys
         if key and "." in key:
             key = key.replace(".", "_")
-        return key.strip()
+        if key:
+            key = key.strip()
+        return key
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def jsonrpc_rebuild_tags_dictionary(self, corpus=DEFAULT_CORPUS):