diff --git a/src/Our.Umbraco.NestedContent/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs b/src/Our.Umbraco.NestedContent/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs
index 8364f79..bde35e2 100644
--- a/src/Our.Umbraco.NestedContent/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs
+++ b/src/Our.Umbraco.NestedContent/PropertyEditors/NestedContentPropertyEditor.cs
@@ -262,7 +262,11 @@ public override object ConvertEditorToDb(ContentPropertyData editorValue, object
 
                 var value = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<object>>(editorValue.Value.ToString());
                 if (value == null)
-                    return string.Empty;
+                    return null;
+
+                // Issue #38 - Keep recursive property lookups working
+                if (!value.Any()) 
+                    return null;
 
                 // Process value
                 for (var i = 0; i < value.Count; i++)