1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/config-db/slxconfig b/config-db/slxconfig
index e8aaf2ca..f63224a9 100755
--- a/config-db/slxconfig
+++ b/config-db/slxconfig
@@ -194,14 +194,15 @@ sub parseKeyValueArgs
 			die _tr("unknown key '%s' specified for %s\n", $key, $table);
 		}
 
-		if ($value eq '-') {
-			$value = undef;
-		}
-
 		# replace escaped newlines and tab chars by the respective real thing
 		$value =~ s{\\n}{\n}gms;
 		$value =~ s{\\t}{\t}gms;
 
+		# accept '-' as placeholder for undefined
+		if ($value eq '-') {
+			$value = undef;
+		}
+
 		$dataHash{$key} = $value;
 	}