diff --git a/src/mod_pubsub.erl b/src/mod_pubsub.erl
index ba9870d9d..573fbb835 100644
--- a/src/mod_pubsub.erl
+++ b/src/mod_pubsub.erl
@@ -4443,7 +4443,7 @@ broadcast_stanza({LUser, LServer, LResource}, Publisher, Node, NodeId, Type, Nod
 	[] -> 
 	    case user_resources(LUser, LServer) of
 		[Resource|_] -> Resource;
-		_ -> ""
+		_ -> <<>>
 	    end;
 	_ ->
 	    LResource
diff --git a/src/mod_pubsub_odbc.erl b/src/mod_pubsub_odbc.erl
index 9874281d0..08ae9fe45 100644
--- a/src/mod_pubsub_odbc.erl
+++ b/src/mod_pubsub_odbc.erl
@@ -4062,7 +4062,7 @@ broadcast_stanza({LUser, LServer, LResource}, Publisher, Node, NodeId, Type, Nod
 	[] -> 
 	    case user_resources(LUser, LServer) of
 		[Resource|_] -> Resource;
-		_ -> ""
+		_ -> <<>>
 	    end;
 	_ ->
 	    LResource