--- a/bin/update	Fri Mar 16 16:10:31 2012 +0200
+++ b/bin/update	Sat Mar 17 21:43:03 2012 +0200
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 SERIAL_NOUPDATE=
 COMMIT_SKIP=
 COMMIT_FORCE=
-COMMIT_MSG=''
+COMMIT_MSG=' '
 
 function help_args {
     local prog=$1