diff --git a/tailbone/grids/core.py b/tailbone/grids/core.py
index 50c7171a..6ccead4c 100644
--- a/tailbone/grids/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/grids/core.py
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ class CustomWebhelpersGrid(webhelpers2_grid.Grid):
             if hasattr(record, 'uuid'):
                 attrs['data_uuid'] = record.uuid
             return HTML.tag('li', tags.link_to(value, url), **attrs)
-        if self.linked_columns and column_name in self.linked_columns and value:
+        if self.linked_columns and column_name in self.linked_columns and value != '':
             url = self.url_generator(record, i)
             value = tags.link_to(value, url)
         class_name = 'c{} {}'.format(column_number, column_name)