diff --git a/lib/installer-exclude/ymsg_network_v0_67.jar b/lib/installer-exclude/ymsg_network_v0_67.jar
index 99f37778b..758f86bd0 100644
Binary files a/lib/installer-exclude/ymsg_network_v0_67.jar and b/lib/installer-exclude/ymsg_network_v0_67.jar differ
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/yahoo/OperationSetPersistentPresenceYahooImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/yahoo/OperationSetPersistentPresenceYahooImpl.java
index b6d0ac234..812bb3620 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/yahoo/OperationSetPersistentPresenceYahooImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/yahoo/OperationSetPersistentPresenceYahooImpl.java
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public void publishPresenceStatus(PresenceStatus status,
 
         try
         {
-            if(statusMessage != null)
+            if(statusMessage != null && statusMessage.length() != 0)
             {
                 boolean isAvailable = false;