diff --git a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
index ac27371b98..d8532ad1bc 100644
--- a/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
+++ b/src/BufferView_pimpl.C
@@ -2982,11 +2982,7 @@ bool BufferView::Pimpl::Dispatch(kb_action action, string const & argument)
 		InsetCommandParams p("index");
 		if (argument.empty()) {
 			string const idxstring(bv_->getLyXText()->getStringToIndex(bv_));
-			if (!idxstring.empty()) {
-				p.setContents(idxstring);
-			} else {
-				break;
-			}
+			p.setContents(idxstring);
 		} else {
 			p.setContents(argument);
 		}
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index b31f17b710..1cc42bcf86 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-09-02  John Levon  <moz@compsoc.man.ac.uk>
+
+	* BufferView_pimpl.C: allow to create index inset even if
+	  string is empty
+ 
 2001-09-02  Angus Leeming  <a.leeming@ic.ac.uk>
 
 	* iterators.h: Added a std:: declaration to the return type of