diff --git a/speciesData.py b/speciesData.py
index 4826663d01374a1bac8c8801f7eb0f5030ac87a8..de54d78c5844456cc612397ef2858f20e87bfbf3 100755
--- a/speciesData.py
+++ b/speciesData.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SpeciesData:
 
     def set_service_attribute(self, service, parameters_dictionary):
         parameters_dictionary_services = parameters_dictionary[constants.ORG_PARAM_SERVICES]
-        if(service in parameters_dictionary_services.keys()):
+        if(service in parameters_dictionary_services.keys() and parameters_dictionary_services[service] != ""):
             return parameters_dictionary_services[service]
         else:
             return "0"